The upcoming Bellator 264 card has gained several intriguing
matchups.
Bellator MMA’s Aug. 13 card is beginning to
take shape, as several matchups were announced on Monday. As first
reported by MMA Junkie and confirmed by several other
outlets, former 170-pound kingpin Andrey
Koreshkov will make his return to the Bellator cage after
nearly two years since his latest fight under the California-based
promotion’s banner. Koreshkov is set to face Ultimate Fighting Championship vet Sabah
Homasi on the main card, marking his promotional return after a
brief stint in AMC Fight Nights (previously known as Fight Nights
Global).
After dropping a narrow split decision to Lorenz
Larkin at Bellator 229, Koreshkov (23-4, 13-4 Bellator) was
forced to stay away from competition for a while due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Like some other fighters, “Spartan” reached a
deal with Bellator for a one-off to stay active. Most recently, he
submitted Adriano
Rodrigues de Oliveira thanks to a first-round armbar that
stopped the contest at the 4:38 mark in Round 1 at AMC – Fight
Nights: Sochi.
Homasi (15-9, 4-3 Bellator) lost to Paul Daley,
who snapped the three-bout winning streak of “The Sleek Sheik” with
punches 1:44 into Round 2 at Bellator 257.
The Bellator 264 card will also feature a tilt in the women’s
featherweight division (via
MMA Fighting) as former Invicta FC champion Pam
Sorenson (8-3, 0-0 Bellator) will take on Roberta
Samad (5-1, 0-1 Bellator). Sorenson is making her promotional
debut after outpointing Kaitlin
Young and capturing the Invicta 145-pound title at Invicta FC
36. Professional Fighters League vet Samad is
returning to Bellator nearly six years since her latest fight under
the promotional banner. Most recently, “Crush” upended Moriel
Charneski at PFL 1: 2019 Regular Season.
Bellator 264 will go down at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville,
Connecticut. The card is headlined by the middleweight championship
clash between defending champion Gegard
Mousasi (47-7-2) and John Salter
(18-4). In the same night, Justin
Montalvo (2-0) will face Kendly St.
Louis (3-4) at lightweight and Davion
Franklin (3-0) will lock horns with Everett
Cummings (15-0, 1 NC) in a heavyweight clash.