iKon Fighting Federation is going all-in on Bella Mir,
giving the 17-year-old her first headlining spot in her second
career match.
iKon FF 4 will take place on Dec. 11 at the Marinaterra Hotel
Spa in San Carlos, Mexico, where it will air on UFC Fight Pass. Per
a press release sent out on Friday, the event will be capped off by
what should be a featherweight tilt between Mir (1-0) and MMA
debutant Amanda
Quesia Braqae Silva (0-0) – although the organization released
conflicting information on its Instagram
page the same day. The iKon Instagram account claims that Mir will
be facing Alma
Cespedes Flores (0-2) instead of Silva.
“We will close out the year with, by far, our best iKon Fighting
Federation card,” said the promotion’s president Keith Veltre.
“Bella is the future face of women’s MMA. She’s only 17 but already
an incredible athlete and a rising MMA star. The co-feature could
be the main event on just about any other card, and the rest of
this card is stacked as well.”
Mir made her professional debut in October when she captured a
decision over Danielle
Wynn. The fight was contested at a 137-pound catchweight, and
this next bout will be up an official weight category to
featherweight. Little is known about her opponent Silva, as she
will be making her professional debut without any notable amateur
or other combat sports experience. Should Mir instead face Flores,
she will be taking on a foe with a pair of unsuccessful appearances
under the Combate Americas banner, where the Mexican
fighter dropped back-to-back decisions. Flores has not competed
since October 2019.
The co-headliner may be much more significant, as unbeaten Daniel
Zellhuber (9-0) faces the surging Alexander
Barahona (11-3) at lightweight. Since turning pro in 2016,
Barahona has rattled off nine straight wins including seven
finishes. His most recent performance came in September, when he
snagged a rare calf slicer submission at Lux 010. Barahona has
earned five consecutive wins since a 2017 split verdict defeat to
Carlos
Enrique Canada, with all five coming by first-round TKO/KO.
iKon FF 4 Lineup:
Bella
Mir vs. Amanda
Quesia Braqae Silva or Alma
Cespedes Flores – featherweight
Daniel
Zellhuber vs. Alexander
Barahona – flyweight
Alex
Martinez vs. Christofer
Ramirez – lightweight
Carlos
Rivera vs. Carlos
Marquez Lozoria – bantamweight
Luis Gerardo Garcia Lucero vs. Issac
Thompson – featherweight
Jhoao
Everardo Ruiz Valdez vs. Alfredo
Arreola – bantamweight
Kayla
Hracho vs. Carolynn
Hinojosa – flyweight