A former sparring partner has drawn Sinead Kavanagh’s gaze.
“KO” will do battle with SBG Ireland stablemate and fellow Top 5 Bellator MMA women’s featherweight contender Leah McCourt in the Bellator 275 co-main event on Friday at 3Arena in Dublin. Kavanagh, 36, has won two of her past three bouts. The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts veteran owns a middling 4-5 record in Bellator, her resume highlighted by victories over Katharina Lehner, Maria Casanova and Elina Kallionidou.
As Kavanagh moves ever closer to her three-round confrontation with McCourt, a look at some of the rivalries that have helped shape her career to this point:
Arlene Blencowe
The hard-nosed Australian did just enough to eke out a split decision over Kavanagh in their Bellator 182 prelim on Aug.