Another super intense and intriguing middleweight championship fight will be taking place in Bellator.
The champion Gegard Mousasi will be defending his belt against Johnny Eblen in the main event of the upcoming Bellator 282. The fight night will be taking place on June 24 in Connecticut, US.
Mousasi, 36, is on a four-fight win streak which includes successful back-to-back title defenses against John Salter and Austin Vanderford. Along the way, the former UFC middleweight contender also picked up wins over Lyoto Machida and ex-Welterweight champion, Douglas Lima.
Eblen, 30, is undefeated at 11-0 and has won all seven of his fights inside the Bellator cage. In his last outing, he took out John Salter, securing his spot as the No. 1 contender.