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Bellator Adds Former UFC Title Challenger To Roster

Liz Carmouche

It did not take Liz Carmouche long to find a new home to compete in.

Carmouche, a former UFC title challenger, signed a multi-year, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA just weeks after being released by the UFC.

The promotion announced the signing during the special Bellator Salute to the Troops event in Hawaii. Carmouche is a United States Marine Corps veteran.

Carmouche joins Bellator’s women’s flyweight division following a six-year run in UFC – a tenure that includes world title bouts in both the bantamweight and flyweight divisions, as well as notable wins over Katlyn Chookagian and Jessica Andrade.

Fighting out of San Diego, the 35-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, notching a pair of victories with the promotion. She earned an additional win over Valentina Shevchenko earlier in her career.

Prior to her days as a professional athlete, the Lafayette, Louisiana-native spent five years serving as an aviation electrician in the United Stated Marine Corps, where she completed three tours of duty in the Middle East. A longtime friend and teammate of Hawaii’s own Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, “Girl-Rilla” finally has the opportunity to compete alongside Bellator women’s flyweight world champion in an already-stacked 125-pound division.

Carmouche’s promotional debut will take place early 2020 in the flyweight division, which features the likes of Macfarlane, Kate Jackson, Veta Arteaga, Bruna Ellen and Alejandra Lara.

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