Olena
Kolesnyk has withdrawn from a proposed featherweight showdown
against Sara
Collins at
Bellator Champions Series Dublin on Saturday.
Sherdog.com confirmed the cancellation with a promotion official on
Tuesday. A reason for Kolesnyk’s exit was not disclosed. Since
Collins will not remain on the card, Bellator Dublin will proceed
with 13 bouts. Bellator Champions Series Dublin takes place at
3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, and is headlined by a welterweight title
tilt between Jason
Jackson and Ramazan
Kuramagomedov. The card airs in its entirety on Max beginning
at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.
Kolesnyk was going to be making her Bellator
MMA debut after competing exclusively for
Professional Fighters League since 2021. “Cannon” earned
regular season wins over Yoko
Higashi and Aspen Ladd
before falling to Larissa
Pacheco in the PFL postseason in 2023.
Collins is undefeated in five professional outings. The 33-year-old
Australian rose to prominence with a first-round submission of
ex-Invicta
Fighting Championships title holder Pam
Sorenson in her Bellator debut last year. Most recently,
Collins took a split verdict against Sinead
Kavanagh at Bellator 299 this past September.