Cat Zingano will fight in March, but not in a title fight against Cris Cyborg.
Promotional officials confirmed to MMA Fighting on Tuesday that Zingano will face Pam Sorenson in a preliminary bout at Bellator 276. The event takes place March 12 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Miss. The Irish Sun reported the first featherweight matchup.
Bellator representatives confirmed that MMA Fighting had added a few fights to their card. John Salter, a recent title challenger will face Johnny Eblen in the middleweight bout. This is a main-card matchup. Salter will look to bounce back from a third-round TKO loss to champion Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 264, while Eblen — an American Top Team standout — has won all 10 of his pro bouts, including a 5-0 start to his Bellator career.
The preliminary card will feature a welterweight bout between Derek Anderson, Goiti Yamauchi and Cody Law, a matchup of Cody Law with Johnny Soto and Roman Faraldo, who is fresh from his KO Of the Year nomination at Bellator 271, taking on Kelvin Rayford.
Diana Avsaragova, who will be making her third Bellator appearance against Ashley Deen in an openweight bout will face Romero Cotton. He will take on Lance Wright with his unbeaten record.
Bellator 276 will be headlined by a five-round featherweight bout between Adam Borics and Mads Burnell.
Check out the updated fight card below:
Main Card, 9 p.m. ET, Showtime
Adam Borics vs. Mads Burnell
Phil Davis vs. Julius Anglickas
John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen
Jay-Jay Wilson vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov
Preliminary Card, 6 p.m. ET, MMA Fighting
Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson
Alex Polizzi vs. Jose Augusto
Derek Anderson vs. Goiti Yamauchi
Romero Cotton vs. Lance Wright
Diana Avsaragova and Ashley Deen
Cody Law vs. Johnny Soto
Roman Faraldo vs. Kelvin Rayford
Jordan Howard vs. Trevor Ward
Dan Busch vs. Josh Augustine
