Dillon Danis has his first fight of 2020 booked.
The jiu-jitsu star will take on Kegan Gennrich on Jan. 25 at Bellator 238 from The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The bout will be contested at a 175-pound catchweight. The fight booked was announced by Bellator president Scott Coker on Friday.
Danis (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) last fought in June, when he submitted Max Humphrey in the first round at Bellator 222 in New York. The 26-year-old grappling ace remains undefeated with two submission wins under his belt.
Meanwhile, Gennrich (2-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) will be making his Bellator debut in this fight. He’s on a two-fight winning streak after having lost his professional debut via submission.
Bellator 238 will be headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight involving champion Julia Budd and women’s MMA legend Cris Cyborg.
With the addition, the latest Bellator 238 lineup includes:
- Champ Julia Budd vs. Cris Cyborg – for women’s featherweight title
- Adam Borics vs. Darrion Caldwell
- Alfred Khashakyan vs. Sergio Pettis
- Dillon Danis vs. Kegan Gennrich
- Aaron Pico vs. Daniel Carey
- Mario Navarro vs. Jay Jay Wilson
- Khonry Gracie vs. Hector Saldana
- David Pacheco vs. Craig Plaskett
- Brandon Bender vs. Gabriel Green
- Dominic Clark vs. Ricardo Seixas Filho
- Tyler Beneke vs. Jarrett Connor
- AJ Agazarm vs. Adel Altamimi
- Curtis Millender vs. Moses Murrietta
