Henry
Corrales will square off with Keith Lee,
the younger brother of UFC talent Kevin Lee, on
the
Bellator 258 undercard.
Promotion officials confirmed the pairing to Sherdog.com on
Tuesday, along with two other bouts set for the preliminary draw:
Johnny
Eblen vs. Daniel
Madrid at middleweight and Weber
Almeida vs. Johnny Soto
at featherweight.
Bellator 258 takes place on May 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena in
Uncasville, Conn., and is headlined by a bantamweight title tilt
between Juan
Archuleta and Sergio
Pettis. The card will air on Showtime.
Corrales snapped a two-bout skid with a split-decision triumph over
Brandon
Girtz at Bellator 250 this past October. The former King of the
Cage champion is 6-5 during his tenure with the California-based
organization.
After besting Shawn Bunch
and Vinicius
Zani in his first two promotional appearances, Lee dropped a
unanimous verdict against Raufeon
Stots at Bellator 253 on Nov. 19. The 24-year-old Extreme
Couture representative is 7-4 as a professional.
Anchored at American Top Team, the 29-year-old Eblen is unbeaten in
his first seven professional outings, including a trio of victories
under the Bellator MMA banner. Most recently, Eblen outpointed
Taylor
Johnson at Bellator 250 on Oct. 29.
The 36-year-old Madrid enters that matchup with Eblen on a
five-bout winning streak. He was victorious in his promotional
debut, earning a unanimous verdict over Pat Casey at
Bellator 246. Madrid has compiled an 18-6 professional mark while
competing in organizations such as Legacy Fighting Alliance, M-1
Global and King of the Cage.
A protege of Lyoto
Machida, Almeida has finished all five of his professional
opponents by knockout or technical knockout. In his last outing,
Almeida dispatched Salim
Mukhidinov via first-round TKO at Bellator 244.
Soto, meanwhile, has won three consecutive bouts on the California
regional scene after losing his pro debut.