Rising prospect Sumiko Inaba set to return at Bellator 286

Sumiko Inaba is establishing herself as one to watch. At Bellator 286, she takes on Nadine Mandiau as she looks to remain unbeaten.

One of the top flyweight prospects in Bellator has her next fight.

On the heels of a brutal knockout victory in her home state of Hawaii in April, [autotag]Sumiko Inaba[/autotag] (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will battle [autotag]Nadine Mandiau[/autotag] (2-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at Bellator 286. The event takes place Oct. 1 at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.

Inaba, 31, turned professional in 2020 and has since gone 4-0 with four finishes (three TKOs/knockouts and one submission). In her most recent fight, Inaba annihilated Whittany Pyles with a violent left hook in 88 seconds.

Mandiau, 30, snapped a four-fight losing skid Aug. 13 for Peak Fighting when she won a unanimous decision over Katty Strite.

With the addition, the Bellator 286 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD

  • Patricio Freire vs. Adam Borics – for featherweight title
  • Spike Carlyle vs. A.J. McKee
  • Jeremy Kennedy vs. Aaron Pico
  • Juan Archuleta vs. Enrique Barzola

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • Cee Jay Hamilton vs. Richard Palencia
  • Mike Hamel vs. Max Rohskopf
  • Nick Browne vs. Islam Mamedov
  • Keon Diggs vs. Ricardo Seixas
  • Khadzhimurat Bestaev vs. Khalid Murtazaliev
  • Chris Avila vs. Lance Gibson Jr.
  • Miguel Peimbert vs. Bobby Seronio III
  • Vladimir Tokov vs. Jay Jay Wilson
  • Sumiko Inaba vs. Nadine Mandiau

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