Northern Ireland’s [autotag]Leah McCourt[/autotag] is all set to make a quick turnaround.
McCourt (4-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) will take on [autotag]Janay Harding[/autotag] on May 16 at Bellator Europe 8 from London’s SSE Arena, the promotion announced Friday morning.
The fight is expected to be featured on the main card below the main event between James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor.
🚨 NEW FIGHT 🚨
Fresh off her headline win in Dublin, Ireland, @leahmccourtmma returns to action on Saturday, May 16th where will face @harding_janay.#BellatorLondon tickets on sale now 👉 https://t.co/kMULc0lokt pic.twitter.com/mbtkiun9uZ
— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) March 6, 2020
McCourt picked up a unanimous decision win over Judith Ruis in the Bellator Europe 7 headliner last month to claim her third straight victory under the Bellator banner.
New Zealand’s Harding (5-4 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) is coming off a third-round TKO loss to Amanda Bell at Bellator 233. She competed in a boxing match just two weeks later, but suffered another stoppage loss. Harding holds a win over McCourt’s SBG teammate, Sinead Kavanagh.
The event will be streamed live on Bellator’s official YouTube channel at 5 p.m. ET, with the action being broadcast live in the U.K. on Channel 5 at 10 p.m. BST.
With the addition, the current Bellator Europe 8 lineup includes:
- Cal Ellenor vs. James Gallagher
- Fabian Edwards vs. Costello van Steenis
- James Haskell vs. TBA
- Janay Harding vs. Leah McCourt
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