Bellator will head to Ireland for a third time within a one-year
span with a card featuring two of the country’s fan favorites.
The California-based promotion announced on Tuesday that it will
return to the 3Arena in Dublin on Sept. 23, and both Peter
Queally and Sinead
Kavanagh will compete at the event. Opponents and other bouts
are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Bellator 275 took
place in Dublin on Feb. 25, as did Bellator 270 this past
November.
Queally will return to action after an injury forced him to
withdraw from a proposed bout against Kane Mousah
at Bellator 275. The Dublin native last appeared at Bellator 270,
where he fell to Patricky
Freire via second-round TKO in a rematch with the lightweight
title on the line.
Kavanagh, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win over
Leah
McCourt at Bellator 275. Kavanagh had been tabbed for a
championship rematch against Cristiane
Justino, but a knee injury suffered against McCourt delayed her
return until the fall. The SBG Ireland representative has won three
of her last four promotional appearances, with her lone defeat
during that time coming via first-round KO to “Cyborg” at Bellator
271.