The
Bellator 256 preliminary lineup has received a pair of bouts,
as Cody
Law will meet Nathan
Ghareeb at featherweight, while Talita
Nogueira will face Jessica
Borga in a women’s 145-pound clash.
Sherdog.com confirmed the fights following an initial report from
MMAFighting.com. Bellator 256 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena
in Uncasville, Connecticut on April 9 and features a pair of light
heavyweight grand prix bouts at the top of the bill: Ryan Bader
vs. Lyoto
Machida and Corey
Anderson vs. Dovletdzhan
Yagshimuradov.
A former Division II national champion in wrestling, Law has kicked
off his Bellator tenure with finishes of Orlando
Ortega and Kenny
Champion in his first two appearances. Ghareeb is also 2-0 and
is coming off a 54-second stoppage of Zach
Johnson at CES MMA 59.
A former featherweight title challenger, Nogueira has not fought
since October 2019, when she dropped a split verdict to Jessy Miele
at Bellator 231. Borga enters the matchup on a modest two-bout
winning streak that includes a submission of Amber
Leibrock at Bellator 226.