Bellator MMA is expected to venture to South Dakota for an upcoming
card on Aug. 20.
Bellator 265 is set for the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.,
according to an initial report from MMA
Island. The has not been formally announced by the promotion,
nor does it have an official headliner. According to
MMAjunkie.com, a women’s flyweight tilt between Alejandra
Lara and DeAnna
Bennett will take place on the card.
The California-based promotion previously traveled to South Dakota
for Bellator 204 on Aug. 17, 2018, a card that saw Darrion
Caldwell defeat Noad Lahat
via second-round KO in the evening’s headliner.
Lara last appeared at Bellator 255, where she suffered a
split-decision loss to Kana
Watanabe. The 26-year-old Colombian is 3-3 in the promotion,
including a submission defeat to Ilima-Lei
Macfarlane in a 125-pound title bout in June 2018.
Bennett, meanwhile, has won just two of her last 10 professional
fights dating back to January 2016. Most recently, the 36-year-old
was submitted by Liz
Carmouche at Bellator 246 this past September.