Two more bouts are official for
Bellator 257, as Julia Budd
will face Dayana
Silva at featherweight, and Pedro
Carvalho will lock horns with Jay-Jay
Wilson at featherweight.
MMAjunkie.com was first to report the bookings. Budd vs. Silva
was initially slated for Bellator 256 on Friday but was relocated
one week later. Carvalho, meanwhile, was originally slated to fight
Daniel
Weichel but has received a new opponent for undisclosed
reasons.
Bellator 257 takes place on April 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in
Uncasville, Conn., and is headlined by light heavyweight grand prix
quarterfinal between reigning champ Vadim
Nemkov and Phil Davis.
The card will air on Showtime.
After losing her featherweight crown to Cristiane
Justino at Bellator 238, Budd bounced back to defeat Jessy Miele
by TKO in her last outing at Bellator 244 in August. A former
competitor on the Brazilian version of Dana White’s Contender
Series, Silva enters her Bellator debut with a 9-5 career mark.
In his last outing, Carvalho saw a six-bout professional winning
streak snapped in a first-round knockout loss to Patricio
Freire at Bellator 252 as part of the promotion’s featherweight
grand prix. Wilson has won his first seven pro bouts, including
four under the Bellator banner. Two more bouts are official for
Bellator 257, as Julia Budd
will face Dayana
Silva at featherweight, and Pedro
Carvalho will lock horns with Jay-Jay
Wilson at featherweight.
MMAjunkie.com was first to report the bookings. Budd vs. Silva
was initially slated for Bellator 256 on Friday but was relocated
one week later. Carvalho, meanwhile, was originally slated to fight
Daniel
Weichel but has received a new opponent for undisclosed
reasons.
Bellator 257 takes place on April 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in
Uncasville, Conn., and is headlined by light heavyweight grand prix
quarterfinal between reigning champ Vadim
Nemkov and Phil Davis.
The card will air on Showtime.
After losing her featherweight crown to Cristiane
Justino at Bellator 238, Budd bounced back to defeat Jessy Miele
by TKO in her last outing at Bellator 244 in August. A former
competitor on the Brazilian version of Dana White’s Contender
Series, Silva enters her Bellator debut with a 9-5 career mark.
In his last outing, Carvalho saw a six-bout professional winning
streak snapped in a first-round knockout loss to Patricio
Freire at Bellator 252 as part of the promotion’s featherweight
grand prix. Wilson has won his first seven pro bouts, including
four under the Bellator banner.