HONOLULU – It’s a big fight week for Bellator’s women’s flyweight division, and Sumiko Inaba is going to be paying plenty of attention.
Inaba (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) has a big fight on her hands against Veta Arteaga (7-4 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) on Saturday’s preliminary card at Bellator 295, which takes place Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
If Inaba, a 2-1 favorite at the betting window, gets past Arteaga, it will put her at 6-0. And while a title shot just six fights into her pro career might seem crazy, it should be noted former and inaugural women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane was 6-0 when she got her title shot and beat Emily Ducote to win Bellator’s inaugural 125-pound women’s title.
