The fight card for the second leg of Bellator’s Italian triple-header has now been confirmed.
Bellator 247 takes place Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, with a 10-fight preliminary lineup preceding a four-bout main card.
The night’s main event features a welterweight battle between England’s [autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] (42-17-2 MMA, 8-4 BMMA) and America’s [autotag]Derek Anderson[/autotag] (16-3 MMS, 7-3 BMMA), while the co-main event sees middleweight London Shootfighters prospect [autotag]Norbert Novenyi[/autotag] (4-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) take on French newcomer [autotag]Laid Zerhouni[/autotag] (7-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).
Also set for main card action is England’s former flyweight title challenger [autotag]Kate Jackson[/autotag] (11-4-1 MMA, 3-2), who takes on Dutch Bellator kickboxing champion [autotag]Denise Kielholtz[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 5-1 BMMA), while the opening bout of the main card offers a showcase for Moroccan striker [autotag]Ilias Bulaid[/autotag] (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), who takes on the debuting Italian [autotag]Ivan Naccari[/autotag] (0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).
With the additions, the Bellator 247 card now includes:
MAIN CARD (CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m. ET)
- Paul Daley vs. Derek Anderson
- Norbert Novenyi vs. Laid Zerhouni
- Kate Jackson vs. Denise Kielholtz
- Ilias Bulaid vs. Ivan Naccari
PRELIMINARY CARD (12:15 p.m. ET, MMA Junkie)
- [autotag]Simone D’Anna[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Brian Moore[/autotag]
- [autotag]Justin Burlinson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Bobby Pallett[/autotag]
- [autotag]Lewis Long[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Giovanni Melillo[/autotag]
- [autotag]Mandy Bohm[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Griet Eeckhout[/autotag]
- [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Iamik Furtado[/autotag]
- [autotag]Walter Gahadza[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Uros Jurisic[/autotag]
- [autotag]Constantin Gnusariev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Kywan Gracie[/autotag]
- [autotag]Lee Chadwick[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ederson Cristian Macedo[/autotag]
- [autotag]Salah Elkas[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Blaine O’Driscoll[/autotag]
- [autotag]Jade Jorand[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Monika Tochlikova[/autotag]
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