A pivotal women’s featherweight clash is headed to Bellator 300.
Leah McCourt takes on Sara McMann on Oct. 7 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The main card will air on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report by Severe MMA on Tuesday.
McCourt (7-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) will look to rebound from her unanimous decision loss to Cat Zingano at Bellator 293 in March. Prior to that, the 31-year-old picked up a decision win over Dayana Silva last October in Dublin.
McMann (14-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) made good in her Bellator debut when she defeated Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 294 in April – in what was also her featherweight debut. McMann has won three of her past four with the only loss in that stretch coming to former UFC bantamweight champion Julianna Peña.
With the addition, the current Bellator 300 includes:
- Ryan Bader vs. Linton Vassell – for heavyweight title
- Cris Cyborg vs. Cat Zingano – for featherweight title
- Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Brent Primus – for lightweight title
- Liz Carmouche vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane – for flyweight title
- Leah McCourt vs. Sara McMann
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 300.
