Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson, Multiple Other Bouts Set for Bellator 276

Although several reports indicated otherwise, Cat Zingano will not be getting a featherweight title shot against Cristiane Justino in her next Bellator MMA appearance.

Instead, Zingano will lock horns with former Invicta FC title holder Pam Sorenson on the preliminary portion of the Bellator 276 card. Sherdog.com confirmed the pairing with a promotion official following an initial report from The Irish Sun.

Bellator 276 takes place on March 12 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., and is headlined by a featherweight clash between Adam Borics and Mads Burnell. The evening’s main card will air on Showtime.

The California-based promotion confirmed several other bouts for Bellator 276: John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen at middleweight; Derek Anderson vs. Goiti Yamauchi at welterweight; Cody Law vs. Johnny Soto at featherweight; Roman Faraldo vs. Kelvin Rayford at welterweight; Diana Avsaragova vs. Ashley Deen at flyweight and Romero Cotton vs. Lance Wright at middleweight. MMAFighting.com was first to report the additional matchups.

After exiting the UFC with losses in four of her final five outings, Zingano has kicked off her Bellator tenure with back-to-back triumphs. The Broomfield, Colo., native outpointed Gabrielle Holloway in her debut at Bellator 245 before submitting Olivia Parker in the opening stanza at Bellator 256 last April.

Sorenson, meanwhile, had a two-bout winning streak snapped in her last outing, when she dropped a unanimous verdict against Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 271. Prior to that, “Bam” defeated Roberta Samad via split decision in her promotional debut at Bellator 264.