Bellator 171 took place Friday, January 27th at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. The main event featured a catchweight bout (180 lbs.) between Melvin Guillard and Chidi Njokuani.

Bellator presented a four fight main card that aired live on Spike TV starting at 9:00 PM ET and a big under card that started at 7:00 PM ET and continued after the main event.

Main Card (Live on Spike TV, 9:00 PM ET)

-Chidi Njokuani defeated Melvin Guillard by Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-24, 30-26)
-David Rickels defeated Aaron Derrow by Technical Knockout (Round 3, 0:44)
-A.J. McKee defeated Brandon Phillips by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
-Jessica Middleton defeated Alice Yauger by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-26)

Preliminary Stream (Live on the UG, 7:00 PM ET)

Don’t Miss Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani – Live Friday, 9/8c on Spike

Preliminary Card

-Jordan Young defeated Chris Harris by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
-Justin Overton defeated Gaston Reyno by Submission (Rear-naked choke, Round 2, 0:34)
-Will Lavine vs. Domo Garcia
-Chance Rencountre vs. Jake Lindsay
-Johnny Marigo vs. Joe Fulk
-Manny Meraz vs. Scott Heston
-Craig Fairley vs. Mike Breeden
-Jarod Trice defeated Kevin Woltkamp by Knockout (Round 2, 3:17)
-Tyrell Fortune defeated Will Johnson by Technical Knockout (Round 2, 4:27)
-Bruna Ellen defeated Carmella James by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)