Mads
Burnell will lock horns with Pedro
Carvalho in a featherweight bout at Bellator Dublin.
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Severe MMA was first to report the pairing. Bellator Dublin
takes place on Sept. 23 at 3Arena in Dublin and is headlined by a
lightweight clash between Benson
Henderson and Peter
Queally, while Yoel Romero
and Melvin
Manhoef will square off in the co-main event.
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Burnell had a seven-bout winning streak snapped in his last outing,
when he dropped a five-round verdict to Adam Borics
in the Bellator 276 headliner. The former UFC and Cage Warriors
competitor began his Bellator tenure with triumphs over Darko
Banovic, Saul Rogers
and Emmanuel
Sanchez.
A Portugal native who trains at SBG Ireland, Carvalho has lost
three of his last four Bellator appearances. Most recently, “The
Game” fell to Piotr
Niedzielski at Bellator 280 on May 6. He owns notable wins over
the likes of Daniel
Weichel, Sam Sicilia
and Derek
Campos.