Bellator Fighting Championship has booked two of it’s champions into non-title fights for a couple of future events.
Female 115 lbs champ Zoila “Warrior Princess” Frausto (10-1) faces Karina Hallinan (3-4) at the Bellator 35 event, while bantamweight champ Zach “Fun Size” Makovsky (12-2) will meet Chad “Robo” Robichaux (11-0) at Bellator 41.
The news cones via MMAjunkie.com who noted that the Frausto-Hallinan fight would take place on the preliminary card but could make the nights MTV 2 broadcast if there was enough time. While the Makovsky-Rogichaux should take place on the live broadcast of the Bellator 41 show.
Bellator 35 will act as the promotions opener for their fourth season and will take place on March 5 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif.
Frausto comes into the fight on a five fight win streak which includes winning the Bellator title over Japanese sensation Megumi Fujii via slit decision at the last Bellator event, Bellator 34. Her opponent has lost two in a row, both by submission at Evolution Combat Sports Championship events, taking her last fight in January.
While Bellator 41, not yet officially announced, is expected to take place on April 16 at an as to be determined venue.
Makovsky also earned the Bellator title in his last fight, defeating Ed West via unanimous decision for the belt at Bellator 32. It was his sixth win in a row and fourth under the Bellator banner. This will be Robixhaux’s Bellator debut, as the fighter carries an eleven fight win streak into the cage with him. He earned ten straight submission wins before meeting Humberto DeLeon last August at a Strikeforce event, earning a split decision at the event.