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, како и забележителни победи над Катлин Чукагијан и essесика Андраде.
Борба надвор од Сан Диего, the 35-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, забележувајќи пар победи со промоцијата. She earned an additional win over Valentina Shevchenko earlier in her career.
Prior to her days as a professional athlete, Лафајет, Роден во Луизијана, помина пет години служејќи како електричар во авијацијата во обединетите маринци, каде завршила три обиколки на Блискиот исток. A longtime friend and teammate of Hawaii’s own Ilima-Леи 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, Хаваи. The division also features Macfarlane’s opponent Kate Jackson, as well as other top athletes competing this weekend in Hawaii, Вклучувајќи Julулијана Веласкез, Вета Arteaga, Bruna Ellen и Алехандра Лара.