On Tuesday, Bellator officials announced the company will make its return to Italy on April 8th for a combined mixed martial arts and kickboxing show at the Pala Alpitour in Torino. The Bellator 176 show will be immediately followed by Bellator Kickboxing 5.

Most of the bouts are yet to be announced, but officials have confirmed two matchups on the MMA side of the card. Carrington Banks (6-0) will face Mihail Nica (5-0) in a welterweight matchup and Djamal Chan (12-3) will take on Valeriu Mircea (13-4) at lightweight.

On the kickboxing side of the card Bellator announced Denise Kieholtz (46-3) will defend her Bellator Kickboxing flyweight title against ISKA flyweight champ Martine Michieletto (34-12-5) in the main event. Officials also confirmed Giorgio Petrosyan (83-2-2-1) will square off against Amansio Paraschiv (23-5-1)

Since their first international show in April of 2016 Bellator has consistently continued to work on expanding their product across the globe holding shows in England, Ireland, Hungary, Israel, and Italy. The promotion has also announced they will also be headed to Belfast, Northern Ireland for the first time later this month.

Stay tuned for more Bellator 176 announcements regarding the main event and the remainder of the card.