Bellator Dublin Loses Olena Kolesnyk-Sara Collins Featherweight Pairing

Olena Kolesnyk has withdrawn from a proposed featherweight showdown against Sara Collins at Bellator Champions Series Dublin on Saturday.

Sherdog.com confirmed the cancellation with a promotion official on Tuesday. A reason for Kolesnyk’s exit was not disclosed. Since Collins will not remain on the card, Bellator Dublin will proceed with 13 bouts. Bellator Champions Series Dublin takes place at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, and is headlined by a welterweight title tilt between Jason Jackson and Ramazan Kuramagomedov. The card airs in its entirety on Max beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.

Kolesnyk was going to be making her Bellator MMA debut after competing exclusively for Professional Fighters League since 2021. “Cannon” earned regular season wins over Yoko Higashi and Aspen Ladd before falling to Larissa Pacheco in the PFL postseason in 2023.

Collins is undefeated in five professional outings. The 33-year-old Australian rose to prominence with a first-round submission of ex-Invicta Fighting Championships title holder Pam Sorenson in her Bellator debut last year. Most recently, Collins took a split verdict against Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 299 this past September.