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Medical issues force Jamese Taylor from Bellator 239 fight with Lucas Brennan

Just hours before the start of the event, Bellator 239 has lost one of its preliminary card fights in Thackerville, Okla.

THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Just hours before the start of the event, Bellator 239 has lost one of its preliminary card fights.

The featherweight fight between [autotag]Lucas Brennan[/autotag] (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and [autotag]Jamese Taylor[/autotag] (0-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) has been removed from Friday’s card due to medical issues concerning Taylor, a Bellator official told MMA Junkie.

Taylor failed to make weight at Thursday’s official weigh-ins. He arrived a few minutes after the one-hour fighter window to step on the scale, and when he did, he came in at 148.2 pounds. The fight stayed intact at the time, though, and Taylor was going to forfeit 20 percent of his fight purse.

But instead, above five hours before the event’s start time, the bout is off.

Bellator 239 takes place Friday at WinStar World Casino Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Brennan was set to make his third appearance for Bellator. He went to the University of North Texas in Denton, about 45 minutes south of Thackerville. In his first two pro fights in 2019, he picked up first-round rear-naked choke finishes of Thomas Lopez and Jacob Landin, both in Thackerville.

Taylor made his pro debut at Bellator 224 in Thackerville this past July and suffered a second-round knockout loss to kickboxing champion Gabriel Varga, who was making his pro MMA debut, as well.

Lucas Brennan vs. Jamese Taylor

The Bellator 239 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Paramount, DAZN, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Ed Ruth vs. Yaroslav Amosov
  • Brandon Girtz vs. Myles Jury
  • Tyrell Fortune vs. Timothy Johnson
  • Javy Ayala vs. Valentin Moldavsky

PRELIMINARY CARD MMA Junkie, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • Davion Franklin vs. J.W. Kiser
  • Chris Gonzalez vs. Aaron McKenzie
  • Adil Benjilany vs. Kevin Croom
  • Cris Lencioni vs. Salim Mukhidinov
  • Kyle Crutchmer vs. Scott Futrell
  • Grant Neal vs. Claude Wilcox
  • Josh Hill vs. Vinicius Zani
  • Gaston Bolanos vs. Solo Hatley Jr.
  • Denise Kielholtz vs. Kristina Williams
  • Teejay Britton vs. Gabriel Varga
  • Shawn Bunch vs. Keith Lee
  • Christian Edwards vs. Marco Hutch

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Bellator 239 adds six fights to lineup: Javy Ayala, Christian Edwards, more

The Bellator 239 lineup is growing with the addition of six fights, including Javy Ayala vs. Valentin Moldavsky.

Bellator is bulking up its return to Thackerville, Okla.

The promotion recently added six fights to the Bellator 239 lineup, five of which were initially reported by Sherdog. Among the new additions, heavyweights [autotag]Javy Ayala[/autotag] and [autotag]Valentin Moldavsky[/autotag] collide in a main-card bout.

Surging up-and-comers [autotag]Lucas Brennan[/autotag], [autotag]Chris Gonzalez[/autotag], and [autotag]Christian Edwards[/autotag] all will look to keep their undefeated records alive, while rising prospect [autotag]Adil Benjilany[/autotag] hopes for a return to the win column.

Bellator also announced former UFC fighter [autotag]Carlo Pedersoli Jr.[/autotag] will make his promotional debut against highly touted prospect [autotag]Mark Lemminger[/autotag].

Bellator 239 takes place Friday, Feb. 21 at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Check out the six recently-booked fights below:

  • Heavyweight: Javy Ayala (11-7 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (8-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)
  • Featherweight: Lucas Brennan (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Jamese Taylor[/autotag] (0-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
  • Featherweight: Adil Benjilany (5-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Kevin Croom[/autotag] (20-12 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
  • Lightweight: Chris Gonzalez (3-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Aaron McKenzie[/autotag] (7-1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)
  • Light heavyweight: Christian Edwards (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Marco Hutch[/autotag] (3-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
  • Welterweight: Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (11-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Mark Lemminger (10-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA

Bellator 239 is currently headlined by a welterweight bout between Ed Ruth and Yaroslav Amosov. Other fights include Brandon Girtz vs. Myles Jury, Tyrell Fortune vs. Timothy Johnson, Denise Kielholtz vs. Kristina Williams, and Cris Lencioni vs. Salim Mukhidinov.

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