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Flying-knee KO sensation Tywan Claxton booked for Bellator 194

What could Tywan Claxton possibly have in store to top his professional MMA debut? That question will be answered very soon.

Coming off a “Knockout of the Year” candidate, Claxton (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) has been booked to face Jose Antonio Perez (0-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in two weeks at Bellator 194, promotion officials told MMAjunkie.

Bellator 194 takes place Feb. 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncassville, Conn., and airs on Paramount following prelims streamed on MMAjunkie. Claxton-Perez will serve as the fifth bout to complete the main card, which is headlined by Roy Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione squaring off in the opening round of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix.

Claxton turned hears in his debut last November, when he defeated Jonathan Bonilla-Bowman by knockout with a massive flying knee at Bellator 186. Claxton entered his MMA career with the nickname “Speedy” but, as a result of his debut finish, declared himself “Air” Claxton in an appearance on MMAjunkie Radio.

In Perez, Claxton faces a fight with equal professional experience. Perez lost a unanimous decision in his debut last October at Bellator 185.

With the addition, the complete Bellator 194 lineup now includes:

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

  • Roy Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione – heavyweight grand prix opening round
  • Derek Campos vs. Patricky Freire
  • Liam McGeary vs. Vadim Nemkov
  • Heather Hardy vs. Ana Julaton
  • Tywan Claxton vs. Jose Antonio Perez

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Vinicius de Jesus vs. Jesse McElligott
  • Pat Casey vs. Tyler Hamilton
  • Regivaldo Carvalho vs. Thomas English
  • Peter Nascimento vs. Kastriot Xhema
  • Nicholas Giulietti vs. Ross Richardson
  • Dean Hancock vs. Marcus Surin
  • Mike Kimbel vs. Geoffrey Then

For more on Bellator 194, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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