Lorenz
Larkin will compete for the first time in more than a year when
he meets Costello
van Steenis at
Bellator 258.
Sherdog.com confirmed the booking with a promotino official
following an initial report from ESPN.
Bellator 258 takes place at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut
on May 7 and is headlined by a bantamweight title tilt between
Juan
Archuleta and Sergio
Pettis. The main card will air on Showtime.
Larkin last appeared at Bellator 237 in December 2019, when he
outpointed Keita
Nakamura. The former UFC and Strikeforce competitor is
currently on a four-bout winning streak that also includes wins
over Andrey
Koreshkov, Ion Pascu and
Fernando
Gonzalez.
A protege of Bellator middleweight champ Gegard
Mousasi, Van Steenis scored the biggest win of his career to
date in his last outing, when he took a split verdict over Fabian
Edwards at Bellator Milan this past September. The 28-year-old
Dutchman has been victorious in five of his six promotional
appearances overall.