HONOLULU – The Bellator women’s flyweight title will be on the line Friday in Hawaii, but it only can affect the champion.
Champion Liz Carmouche (18-7 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) made weight for her scheduled Bellator 294 title defense against challenger DeAnna Bennett (13-7-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) on Thursday. She was the first fighter to the scale in the two-hour official window and was 125 pounds.
But a few minutes later, Bennett came in heavy at 127.4 pounds. She was given an additional hour after the close of the weigh-in window, which amounted to about an hour and 45 minutes. But at her final attempt on the scale, she was 126.2.
