Carmouche joins Bellator’s women’s flyweight division following a six-year run in UFC – a tenure that includes world title bouts in both the bantamweight and flyweight divisions, bem como vitórias notáveis sobre Katlyn Chookagian e Jessica Andrade.
Lutando fora de San Diego, the 35-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, conseguindo duas vitórias com a promoção. She earned an additional win over Valentina Shevchenko earlier in her career.
Prior to her days as a professional athlete, o Lafayette, O nativo da Louisiana passou cinco anos servindo como eletricista de aviação no United Stated Marine Corps, onde ela completou três missões no Oriente Médio. A longtime friend and teammate of Hawaii’s own Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, “Girl-Rilla” finally has the opportunity to compete alongside Bellator women’s flyweight world champion in an already-stacked 125-pound division.
Carmouche’s promotional debut will take place early 2020 na divisão flyweight, which is championed by her training partner, Ilima-lei Macfarlane, quem manchete Bellator 236on DAZN tomorrow night in Honolulu, Havaí. The division also features Macfarlane’s opponent Kate Jackson, as well as other top athletes competing this weekend in Hawaii, Incluindo Juliana Velasquez, Veta Arteaga, Brown Ellen e Alejandra Lara.