Former title contender Cat Zingano has officially signed with Bellator, hoping to right her career after a 1-4 skid and a mutual split from the UFC.

Cat Zingano is officially a member of the Bellator featherweight division, according to ESPN, after being granted her release from the UFC in August. The former UFC bantamweight title contender was on a nine-fight win streak before running into the once-dominant Ronda Rousey. After her 14 second loss to Rousey, Zingano struggled to get wins over the next four fights, winning only once against Marion Reneau. She looked to be getting back on track in 2018, nearly beating Ketlen Vieira and suffering a controversial loss to Megan Anderson after an eye injury that Zingano contested.

The UFC and Zingano came to a mutual release when the promotion wanted her to fight at a time that would cause a conflict with a personal project she was looking to pursue. It was only a matter a time before Bellator came calling. The still-tough-as-nails Zingano is hoping to have another major run but needs to prove she can still hang with the best. So we’re going to run down the first four fights she should consider taking if she wants a shot at the sitting featherweight champion.

Amanda Bell

More likely Zingano’s first opponent will be someone hardly anyone knows that isn’t even a member of the Bellator roster. If that’s not the case, then Amanda Bell is the perfect opponent. Bellator is used to throwing bigger, debuting names against less established talents in hopes of getting some easy wins. Bell is no easy-out by any means, but Bell is a bit of an inconsistent fighter. Zingano needs an early finish badly to show she’s still capable of fighting with the best, and Bell has only gone the distance twice in her career. A win over Bell could get fans to believe in Zingano again.

Janay Harding

Janay Harding is a New Zealander and an up and coming fighter in Bellator who would be a perfect matchup for Zingano. Harding is a fighter who goes for the KO/TKO with big blows but doesn’t always get enough in per-round to win the fight on points. Two of the three losses Zingano suffered in her last four came via decision. Zingano is used to beating finishers like Harding, defeating both Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes by TKO. Harding would be perfect prey for Zingano. Harding is facing Bell in November at Bellator 233, so you can just flip flop the order depending on who wins that fight.

Leslie Smith

Smith would be enough for most to see that Zingano has returned to form. Smith is the kind of fighter that disrupted Zingano’s mojo and held her back over the last few years. She’s got a granite chin and went into the final round in 13 out of 19 fights. She’s hard to stop early, and that’s the kind of fight that’ll prove to the world that Zingano can still be a title contender. On paper Smith is a matchup nightmare. A win over someone like her will guarantee a title shot at the champion; whoever it is.

Olga Rubin

Olga Rubin would be a tough out for anyone, at any time. If Rubin is Zingano’s first draw then it’s a sign that Scott Coker believes Zingano is closer to a title fight than her record would show. Rubin is the best type of fighter for an instant-test. Rubin’s got heavy hands, and the ability to stop a fight in its tracks. If Zinagno can overcome that, then there’d be no doubt left about how much Zingano has left. She could be looking at Mirko Cro Cop-like second act.

At press time there was no scheduled debut date for Zingano.