ESPN broke the news Tuesday that undefeated Ilima-Lei MacFarlane will face Emily Ducote at Bellator 186 in State College, Penn on Nov. 3.
MacFarlane (6-0) has won five-straight fightsu under the Bellator banner, including a unanimous decision win over Ducote last December at Bellator 167. “The Ilimanator” is coming off a first-round submission win over Jessica Middleton at Bellator 178 in April. Ducote (6-2) is also coming off a win over Jessica Middleton but at Bellator 181 in June where she came away with a unanimous decision victory. The 23-year-old has won back-to-back fights since her loss to MacFarlane. Here’s an updated look at the card.
Ryan Bader (c) vs. Linton Vassell – for light heavyweight title
Emily Ducote vs. Ilima MacFarlane – for inaugural women’s flyweight title
Phil Davis vs. TBA
Ed Ruth vs. TBA
Saad Awad vs. Zach Freeman
John Lineker vs. Marlon Vera set for UFC Fight Night 119 Combate reports that bantamweight John Lineker will battle Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 119 on Oct. 28 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Lineker (29-8) is set to compete for the first time since December 2016 when he lost by unanimous decision to T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 207. “Hands of Stone” has won six of his last seven fights. Vera (10-3-1) heads into this matchup on a three-fight win streak including a first round submission victory over Brian Kelleher at UFC on FOX 25 in July. The 24-year-old competes in Brazil for the first time in his career. Here’s an updated look at the card.
Lyoto Machida vs. Derek Brunson
Colby Covington vs. Demian Maia
Jarred Brooks vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Augusto Mendes vs. Boston Salmon
Christian Colombo vs. Carlos Felipe
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Jack Marshman
Jack Hermansson vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
Rob Font vs. Pedro Munhoz
Hacran Dias vs. Jared Gordon
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Max Griffin
Niko Price vs. Luan Chagas
John Lineker vs. Marlon Vera
Jeremy Kennedy bringing in TKO MMA featherweight standout TJ Laramie to train with him in Vegas for Alexander Volkanovski matchup
