The lineup for Bellator’s return to Italy next month continues to build.
A women’s catchweight fight between Anastasia Yankova (4-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and Elina Kallionidou (5-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) is the latest addition to Bellator 176.
Bellator officials today announced the 130-pound catchweight bout following an initial report from MMAFighting.com.
Bellator 176 takes place April 8 at Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. The main card airs via tape-delay on Spike.
Yankova, 26, has been pushed as one of the young faces of Bellator’s women’s roster since she made her debut with a 95-second armbar finish of Anjela Pink at Bellator 152 this past April. She followed up her debut performance with a hard-fought split decision over Veta Arteaga at Bellator 161 in September and will attempt to make it three straight wins with the promotion in her next performance.
Kallionidou will attempt to put the first blemish on Yankova’s record after her own undefeated streak was snapped in her most recent outing. “Gunner” brought a 5-0 record into her promotional debut at Bellator 169 in December, but lost a unanimous decision to Sinead Kavanagh.
At just 18, Kallionidou is one of the youngest female fighters signed and competing for a major MMA organization.
With the addition, the latest Bellator 176 card now includes:
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