Bellator 247 has a new headliner.
Paul
Daley was hospitalized after missing weight ahead of his
proposed welterweight clash with Derek
Anderson, resulting in the cancellation of Thursday’s original
main event. Sherdog.com confirmed the news with a promotion
official following an initial report
from Gareth
Davies.
“Paul
Daley weighed in at 172.6 during the official window,” a
Bellator statement read. “He was unable to make it to the stage
during the ceremonial weigh-ins shortly after and was subsequently
transported. Fight is off and we will have a a new main event
shortly.”
Anderson, meanwhile, tipped the scales at 170.4 pounds.
As a result, a women’s flyweight clash between Kate
Jackson (125.6) and Denise
Kielholtz (123.4) will serve as the card’s new featured
bout.
Bellator 247 takes place at Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy on
Thursday and airs on CBS Sports Network at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The
preliminary card streams on the Bellator YouTube channel beginning
at 12:45 p.m. ET/9:45 a.m. PT.
Bellator 247 Weigh-in Results:
Kate
Jackson (125.6) vs. Denise
Kielholtz (123.4)
Norbert
Novenyi (185.6) vs. Laid
Zerhouni (182.6)
Brian
Moore (145.8) vs. Simone
D’Anna (144.6)
Lewis
Long (170.6) vs. Giovanni
Melillo (170)
Mandy
Bohm (125.8) vs. Griet
Eeckhout (125)
Chris
Duncan (159.2) vs. Iamik
Furtado (159)
Walter
Gahadza (170) vs. Uros
Jurisic (171)
Kywan
Gracie (170.4) vs. Constantin
Gnusarev (169)
Lee
Chadwick (204.8) vs. Ederson
Cristian Macedo (204)
Blaine
O’Driscoll (125) vs. Salah Elkas
(125.8)
Jade
Jorand (105.6) vs. Monika
Chochlikova (106)