Two WEC veterans will lock horns on April 2, as Dave Jansen (Pictured) meets Scott McAfee in a
lightweight duel at Bellator 39.
Sherdog.com confirmed the bout with
multiple sources on Friday. Bellator 39 goes down from the Mohegan Sun Arena in
Uncasville, Conn., and will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between
reigning champion Eddie Alvarez and
Season 2 tournament winner Pat Curran. Also
slated for the event is a pair of welterweight scraps, as UFC exile Ben Saunders meets
Matt Lee and former
Bellator 170-pound king Lyman Good squares
off with Olympic judoka Rick Hawn in the first
welterweight tournament semifinal.
Formerly of Team Quest and now
training at a variety of gyms in the Pacific Northwest, Jansen is likely best
known by fans for his three appearances inside the WEC. Undefeated through
nearly three years of pro competition, Jansen made his WEC debut in 2009,
outpointing Rich
Crunkilton at WEC 43. However, back-to-back defeats followed for the
Oregonian, as Jansen was bested by both Kamal Shalorus
and Ricardo
Lamas in 2010.
McAfee has won four of his last five fights. The
Alaskan is a veteran of the defunct Palace Fighting Championship promotion and
made his first and only WEC appearance in 2007, losing by first round guillotine
choke to Marcus
Hicks. In 2008, the lightweight moved from Alaska to Sacramento, Calif., to
train with Team Alpha Male. The 27-year-old has finished all but one of his
career victims and has never been knocked out.
lightweight duel at Bellator 39.
Sherdog.com confirmed the bout with
multiple sources on Friday. Bellator 39 goes down from the Mohegan Sun Arena in
Uncasville, Conn., and will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between
reigning champion Eddie Alvarez and
Season 2 tournament winner Pat Curran. Also
slated for the event is a pair of welterweight scraps, as UFC exile Ben Saunders meets
Matt Lee and former
Bellator 170-pound king Lyman Good squares
off with Olympic judoka Rick Hawn in the first
welterweight tournament semifinal.
Formerly of Team Quest and now
training at a variety of gyms in the Pacific Northwest, Jansen is likely best
known by fans for his three appearances inside the WEC. Undefeated through
nearly three years of pro competition, Jansen made his WEC debut in 2009,
outpointing Rich
Crunkilton at WEC 43. However, back-to-back defeats followed for the
Oregonian, as Jansen was bested by both Kamal Shalorus
and Ricardo
Lamas in 2010.
McAfee has won four of his last five fights. The
Alaskan is a veteran of the defunct Palace Fighting Championship promotion and
made his first and only WEC appearance in 2007, losing by first round guillotine
choke to Marcus
Hicks. In 2008, the lightweight moved from Alaska to Sacramento, Calif., to
train with Team Alpha Male. The 27-year-old has finished all but one of his
career victims and has never been knocked out.
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