Sinead Kavanagh vs. Olga Rubin, Eight Preliminary Bouts Announced for Bellator 217 in Dublin
Sinead Kavanagh will meet Olga Rubin in a women’s featherweight bout on the main card of Bellator 217, promotion officials announced Wednesday.
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Anchored at SBG Ireland, Kavanagh has lost three of her last four Bellator appearances. Most recently, Kavanagh suffered a TKO defeat against Janay Harding at Bellator 207 due to a cut. Kavanagh owns a 5-3 career record.
Israel’s Rubin has established herself as a featherweight to watch in compiling a 5-0 record to begin her career. After scoring a second-round TKO of Joana Filipa Magalhaes in her debut, the Pariente Academy representative took a three-round verdict over Cindy Dandois at Bellator 209 on Nov. 15.
In addition to Kavanagh vs. Rubin, the California-based promotion announced eight preliminary fights for the Feb. 23 card: Paul Redmond vs. Charlie Leary at lightweight; Walter Gahadza vs. Ruben Crawford at welterweight; Richie Smullen vs. Adam Gustab at featherweight; Richard Kiely vs. Mikael Bucher at welterweight; John Redmond vs. George Tokkos at middleweight; Leah McCourt vs. Hatice Ozyurt at featherweight; Dylan Logan vs. Andrew Murphy at featherweight and Sam Slater vs. Chris Duncan at lightweight.