Bellator MMA returns to Dublin, Ireland this Friday, bringing a middleweight title fight with them atop Bellator 275.
That fight will see Gegard Mousasi put his title on the line against the unbeaten Austin Vanderford. The affable “Mr. VanZant” had made the most of his Bellator run after being given the cold shoulder on Dana White’s Contender Series. Five straight wins under the Bellator banner had led him to this shot against Mousasi, long one of the best middleweight fighters on the planet.
With Peter Queally dropping out of the event, meanwhile, a women’s featherweight fight between Leah McCourt and Sinead Kavanagh served as the night’s co-feature.
Weigh-ins for Bellator 275 takes place Thursday in Dublin. Results can be found below.
Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford
Main Card
Middleweight: Gegard Mousasi (c) (184.6) vs. Austin Vanderford (183.7) – for the Bellator middleweight championship
Women’s Featherweight: Sinead Kavanagh (145.6) vs. Leah McCourt (145.8)
Featherweight: Ciaran Clarke (144.8) vs. Abou Tounkara (145.8)
Featherweight: Khasan Magomedsharipov (145.6) vs. Jose Sanchez (145.4)
Bantamweight: Brian Moore (135.4) vs. Jornel Lugo (135.2)
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight: Brett Johns (135.6) vs. Khurshed Kakhorov (134.8)
Lightweight: Charlie Leary (155.2) vs. Davy Gallon (155.2)
Women’s Strawweight: Danni McCormack (115.2) vs. Stephanie Page (114.9)
Lightweight: Darragh Kelly (155) vs. Junior Morgan (156)
Lightweight: Vladimir Tokov (155.4) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (154.6)
Heavyweight: Gokhan Saricam (247.6) vs. Kirill Sidelnikov (264)
Featherweight: Nathan Kelly (145.4) vs. Scott Pedersen (144.8)
Featherweight: Lee Hammond (145.6) vs. Jamie Hay (146.8)*
* Hay missed weight, coming in 0.8lbs over the featherweight non-title limit
