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An eye-catching featherweight showdown between the surging #4 ranked contender, Leah ‘The Curse’ McCourt, and one-time title challenger, the #5 ranked challenger, Sinead ‘KO’ Kavanagh is currently in the works to feature at Bellator Dublin on February 25. From the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
Undefeated in her last six straight outing, McCourt looks to improve her professional record to 7-1 against Kavanagh, having most recently defeated Jessica Borga with a unanimous decision at Bellator 267 in London, England.
For SBG Ireland staple, Kavanagh, the Inchicore native enters her February clash with McCourt off the back of a featherweight title challenge against the decorated former UFC, Invicta FC, and Strikeforce champion, Cris Cyborg. Kavanagh would suffer a first round knockout loss at the Bellator 271 event last month in Florida. MMA journalist, Peter Carroll was first to report the targeted clash of McCourt and Kavanagh.
5-0 in her five fight stint under the Scott Coker-led Bellator banner, 29-year-old featherweight contender, McCourt has also featured twice under the Cage Warriors banner, dropping her professional debut in a second round knockout defeat to Rizian…
