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, a także godne uwagi zwycięstwa nad Katlyn Chookagian i Jessicą Andrade.
Walka z San Diego, the 35-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, zdobycie pary zwycięstw dzięki promocji. She earned an additional win over Valentina Shevchenko earlier in her career.
Prior to her days as a professional athlete, Lafayette, Pochodzący z Luizjany przez pięć lat służył jako elektryk lotniczy w United Stated Marine Corps, gdzie odbyła trzy podróże służbowe na Bliskim Wschodzie. 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 in the flyweight division, which is championed by her training partner, Ilima-lei Macfarlane, who headlines Bellator 236on DAZN tomorrow night in Honolulu, Hawaje. The division also features Macfarlane’s opponent Kate Jackson, as well as other top athletes competing this weekend in Hawaii, Łącznie Juliana Velasquez, Veta Arteaga, Brązowa Ellen i Alejandra Lara.