McCourt to face Collins at Bellator London

Northern Ireland's Leah McCourt will face Sara Collins at the Bellator Champions Series in London on 14 September.

The featherweight bout will serve as the co-main event at the OVO Arena Wembley, with McCourt hoping to reaffirm her claim for a title shot.

The 32-year-old last fought in October, beating American Sara McMann, before facing off with Brazilian champion Cris Cyborg.

A title bout never materialised, however, with Cyborg criticising the PFL, external for not booking her a fight since their acquisition of Bellator last year.

McCourt was instead booked for a rematch against Ireland's Sinead Kavanagh, who she lost to in 2022, but pulled out of the March bout with injury.

Australia's Collins, 33, is unbeaten, having extended her winning run to five with victory over Kavanagh in September.

The event is headlined by a middleweight title rematch between American champion Johnny Eblen and Britain's Fabian Edwards.