Bellator free fight: Liz Carmouche swarms Kana Watanabe with punches in quick TKO win

Liz Carmouche proved she still has power in Bellator.

Back in the summer of 2021, Carmouche (18-7 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) picked up her first TKO victory since putting away Jessica Andrade in 2013 during her UFC days, as she quickly dispatched Kana Watanabe in a first-round TKO win at Bellator 261.

It was a quick and dominant finish that got a chance to fight for the Bellator women’s flyweight title – an opportunity she made the most of by dethroning then-champ Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 278 last April.

You can watch her impressive finish in the video above.

Now, a year later, Carmouche is scheduled to make her second title defense. She takes on DeAnna Bennett (13-7-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) this Friday in the main event of  Bellator 294, which takes place Friday at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.

The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 294.