HOUSTON, TX, June 9, 2011 – Well it seems like professional welterweight fighters from Houston’s Paradigm Training Center are in high demand recently. It was just announced today that Brian Melancon (5-1) will be joining his long-time teammate Mike Bronzoulis on the Strikeforce: Dallas undercard set for the American Airlines Center next Saturday, June 18th.
“It’s left than ten days out but there no way I could turn down this opportunity,” Brian told us regarding the Strikeforce deal. “Fighting in the UFC has been my dream since I started training in MMA and this fight will be one step closer to getting there.”
Coming off consecutive victories over Derrick Krantz and Todd Moore (also on the Strikeforce: Dallas card), Melancon will be taking on fellow Strikeforce newcomer Isaac Vallie-Flagg (11-3-1), a Greg Jackson/Mike Winkeljohn trained fighter out of the Jackson’s MMA camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Vallie-Flagg was last seen taking a fight on short notice himself, stopping Danny Rodriguez of Ottawa Fight Team via TKO at JMMAS4 in New Mexico this past April.
For more about Brian Melancon, Check out our recent interview with him regarding his recent preparations, including a recent trip to visit Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male as part of his training.
For more in the upcoming Strikeforce: Dallas card, please visit www.strikeforce.com.
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