Keri Taylor Melendez will return to the cage against Mandy Polk at Bellator 229 on Oct. 4 in Temecula, California, sources said. Taylor Melendez is 3-0 as a pro MMA fighter and has not fought since September 2018. The bout will be contested at a 118-pound catchweight. Taylor Melendez is the wife of UFC fighter and former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. She has kickboxing experience prior to her move to MMA in 2016. A welterweight bout between Andrey Koreshkov and Lorenz Larkin headlines Bellator 229 at Pechanga Resort and Casino.