Ava Knight has her second MMA assignment.
The boxing champion has been added to Bellator’s upcoming show on Jan. 25 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where she will fight Emilee Gettys in a strawweight bout on the main card. MMA Fighting confirmed the matchup following an initial report by MMA Junkie.
Knight, 31, made a successful Bellator and pro MMA debut when she defeated Shannon Goughary by third-round TKO at Bellator 228 in September. She then returned to the boxing ring in November, winning a unanimous decision over Luna del Mar Torroba to improve her boxing record to 19-2-5.
Making her first Bellator appearance, the 26-year-old Gettys has won three straight after an 0-3 start to her pro career. She previously competed for Tennesee’s Valor Fights promotion, where she defeated two of her opponents by submission.
Bellator 238 will be headlined by a featherweight title bout between champion Julia Budd and former UFC, Strikeforce, and Invicta champion Cris Cyborg. The main card will air exclusively on the DAZN streaming service.
See the lineup below:
Main Card (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)
Julia Budd vs. Cris Cyborg
Darrion Caldwell vs. Adam Borics
Sergio Pettis vs. Alfred Khashkyan
Dillon Danis vs. Kegan Gennrich
Henry Corrales vs. Juan Archuleta
Ava Knight vs. Emilee Gettys
Preliminary card (MMA Fighting, 7 p.m. ET)
Jay Jay Wilson vs Mario Navarro
Khonry Gracie vs. Hector Saldana
David Pacheco vs. Craig Plaskett
Brandon Bender vs. Joshua Jones
Ricardo Seixas Filho vs. Dominic Clark
Tyler Beneke vs. Jarrett Connor
A.J. Agazarm vs. Adel Altamimi
Curtis Millender vs. Moses Murrietta
Raymond Daniels vs. Jason King
