Magomed
Magomedov will square off against Matheus
Mattos in main card matchup at Bellator 254.
Sherdog.com confirmed the booking with a promotion official
following an initial report from
MMAjunkie.com. Additionally, a women’s featherweight fight
pitting Marina
Mokhnatkina against Jessica
Borga is set for the prelims. Bellator 254 takes place on Dec.
12 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and is headlined
by a flyweight title tilt between Ilima-Lei
Macfarlane and Juliana
Velasquez.
A former ACB title holder, Magomedov enters his promotional debut
with a 16-1 record. The 28-year-old Moscow native notably defeated
current UFC 135-pound champ Petr Yan via
split decision in a title bout at ACB 32 in March 2016 but lost to
Yan in a rematch at ACB 57 approximately one year later.
Mattos, a former ACB title challenger, has lost just once in 14
professional outings. That defeat came at the hands of Yan by
third-round knockout at ACB 71 in September 2017. The Pitbull
Brothers export has finished 10 of his career triumphs inside the
distance.