Rising prospect Sumiko Inaba set to return at Bellator 286
One of the top flyweight prospects in Bellator has her next fight.
On the heels of a brutal knockout victory in her home state of Hawaii in April, Sumiko Inaba (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will battle Nadine Mandiau (2-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at Bellator 286. The event takes place Oct. 1 at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.
Inaba, 31, turned professional in 2020 and has since gone 4-0 with four finishes (three TKOs/knockouts and one submission). In her most recent fight, Inaba annihilated Whittany Pyles with a violent left hook in 88 seconds.
Mandiau, 30, snapped a four-fight losing skid Aug. 13 for Peak Fighting when she won a unanimous decision over Katty Strite.
With the addition, the Bellator 286 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD
Patricio Freire vs. Adam Borics – for featherweight title
Spike Carlyle vs. A.J. McKee
Jeremy Kennedy vs. Aaron Pico
Juan Archuleta vs. Enrique Barzola
PRELIMINARY CARD
Cee Jay Hamilton vs. Richard Palencia
Mike Hamel vs. Max Rohskopf
Nick Browne vs. Islam Mamedov
Keon Diggs vs. Ricardo Seixas
Khadzhimurat Bestaev vs. Khalid Murtazaliev
Chris Avila vs. Lance Gibson Jr.
Miguel Peimbert vs. Bobby Seronio III
Vladimir Tokov vs. Jay Jay Wilson
Sumiko Inaba vs. Nadine Mandiau
