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Nolan King

Rising prospect Sumiko Inaba set to return at Bellator 286

One of the top flyweight prospects in Bellator has her next fight.

On the heels of a brutal knockout victory in her home state of Hawaii in April, Sumiko Inaba (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will battle Nadine Mandiau (2-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at Bellator 286. The event takes place Oct. 1 at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.

Inaba, 31, turned professional in 2020 and has since gone 4-0 with four finishes (three TKOs/knockouts and one submission). In her most recent fight, Inaba annihilated Whittany Pyles with a violent left hook in 88 seconds.

Mandiau, 30, snapped a four-fight losing skid Aug. 13 for Peak Fighting when she won a unanimous decision over Katty Strite.

With the addition, the Bellator 286 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD

  • Patricio Freire vs. Adam Borics – for featherweight title
  • Spike Carlyle vs. A.J. McKee
  • Jeremy Kennedy vs. Aaron Pico
  • Juan Archuleta vs. Enrique Barzola

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • Cee Jay Hamilton vs. Richard Palencia
  • Mike Hamel vs. Max Rohskopf
  • Nick Browne vs. Islam Mamedov
  • Keon Diggs vs. Ricardo Seixas
  • Khadzhimurat Bestaev vs. Khalid Murtazaliev
  • Chris Avila vs. Lance Gibson Jr.
  • Miguel Peimbert vs. Bobby Seronio III
  • Vladimir Tokov vs. Jay Jay Wilson
  • Sumiko Inaba vs. Nadine Mandiau
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