Pro boxer Ana Julaton to make Bellator debut in late October
Heather Hardy will be joined by another pro boxer on Bellator's next trip to Connecticut.
Ana Julaton is set to face flyweight Lisa Blaine in her promotional debut at Bellator 185 on Oct. 20 at Mohegan Sun Arena, officials told MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi on Thursday.
The 37-year-old Julaton - a former women's super bantamweight boxing champion - signed with Bellator last month and debuted in four-ounce gloves under the ONE Championship banner back in May 2014, alternating wins and losses in four fights with the promotion. She makes her first walk to the cage since December 2015 in just over two weeks' time.
Blaine turned pro earlier this year, scoring a second-round TKO of Tammy Worrick at Premier FC 23 in June.
Hardy - whom Julaton aims to fight in the Bellator cage - faces Kristina Williams on the October bill. Gegard Mousasi makes his promotional debut against Alexander Shlemenko in the middleweight main event.