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Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez's Bellator MMA debut set for 'Dynamite 1' on Sept. 19

Wife of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight Gilbert Melendez signed with Bellator MMA back in July and is now set to make her long-awaited promotional debut.

Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez is about to get her moment in the "Dynamite 1" spotlight.

Bellator MMA announced that the wife of Gilbert Melendez signed with the promotion in July. The promotion touted her excellent amateur kickboxing and professional kickboxing record (4-1 and 2-1, respectively) in combat sports.

The timing is interesting given that she debuts at the combined GLORY and Bellator MMA event at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.