Former UFC and Strikeforce competitor Jordan Mein has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA.
Sherdog.com confirmed the signing with a promotion official following an initial report from TSN on Monday. Mein will compete in the welterweight division, but a date and opponent for his promotional debut were not revealed.
The 30-year-old Mein began fighting professionally at 16 years old and has compiled a 31-12 mark over the course of his career. “Young Gun” ended a nine-bout UFC stint with back-to-back decision wins over Erick Silva and Alex Morono, with his last Octagon appearance coming at UFC on Fox 30 in July 2018.
Mein, who lost to Rory MacDonald in his pro debut in 2006, owns notable wins over the likes of Joe Riggs, Marius Zaromskis, Evangelista Santos, Dan Miller and Mike Pyle. The Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, native briefly retired from the sport in July 2015 but he returned to action a little more than a year later in a loss to Emil Meek at UFC 206.