A bantamweight matchup pitting Brett Johns
against Khurshed
Kakhorov has been booked for Bellator MMA’s upcoming Dublin
card.
TJ Sport News was first to report the bout.
Bellator Dublin takes place at 3Arena on Feb. 25 and is
headlined by a middleweight championship clash between Gegard
Mousasi and Austin
Vanderford.
A seven-time UFC veteran, Johns came up short in his debut with the
California-based promotion, when he dropped a unanimous decision to
Danny
Sabatello at Bellator 259 this past May. The former Titan FC
and Cage Warriors title holder was coming off back-to-back wins
over Montel
Jackson and Tony
Gravely prior to that defeat.
Kakhorov improved to 8-0 in his promotional debut, as he outpointed
Jair
Junior at Bellator 267 on Oct. 1. The former German MMA
Championship competitor has finished six of his victories by
KO/TKO.