The headlining match for the Bellator MMA flyweight title is in jeopardy after the challenger missed weight.
The two first met in 2020, with "Girl-Rilla" securing a rear-naked choke submission in her promotional debut -- in a fight where Bennett also missed weight. Since then, Carmouche (18-7) has remained perfect in Bellator, eventually capturing the flyweight strap from Juliana Velasquez. She'll look to keep her five-fight win streak intact against Bennett, who has put together three straight wins against Alejandra Lara and Justine Kish. The overweight "Vitamin D" will be out for revenge in her first-ever Bellator main event, providing she clears medicals.
Bellator 294 will air live on Friday on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims will stream on the promotion's YouTube channel at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
Bellator 294 Weigh-in Results:
Liz Carmouche (125) vs. DeAnna Bennett (126.2)*Tim Johnson (262) vs. Said Sowma (239.2)
Arlene Blencowe (146) vs. Sara McMann (145.6)
Marcos Breno (136) vs. Danny Sabatello (135.6)
Levan Chokheli (169.6) vs. Michael Lombardo (170.8)
Kenneth Cross (155.2) vs. Killys Mota (156)
Sergey Bilostenniy (240) vs. Tyrell Fortune (259.6)
Cris Lencioni (152.4)** vs. Blake Smith (146.4)***
Anthony Adams (185.6) vs. Sharaf Davlatmurodov (185.4)
* Bennett missed weight by 1.2 pounds, cannot win the title and has been fined 30% of her purse.
** Lencioni missed weight by 6.4 pounds and has been fined a percentage of his purse.
*** Smith missed weight by .4 pounds and has been fined a percentage of his purse.