The Bellator 283 lineup is now officially set with a total of 15 bouts, topped by a lightweight title bout.
[autotag]Lorenz Larkin[/autotag] is scheduled to take on Mukhamed Berkhamov on the main card of Bellator 283, which is set to go down on July 22 in Tacoma, Wash.
MMA Junkie first reported the matchup, and the bout was officially announced by the promotion on Tuesday, along with the full slate of fights.
Larkin (24-7 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) is on the best streak of his career in recent years. The 35-year-old is unbeaten in his past six professional fights. He’s beaten former Bellator champions Andrey Koreshkov and Rafael Carvalho in the stretch. Larkin’s last defeat came in 2017 when he suffered a KO to Paul Daley.
On the other hand, Mukhamed (15-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is also enjoying a lengthy winning streak in his career. The Russian fighter has only one career loss, which dates back to 2013. The 28-year-old is on a 12-fight winning streak, including a successful Bellator debut in late 2021 where he submitted Jaleel Willis in the first round.
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Additionally, the promotion added six other matchups to complete the Bellator 283 card, totaling 15 fights.
The full lineup of Bellator 283 includes:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)
- Patricky Freire vs. Sidney Outlaw – for lightweight title
- Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson
- Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Chris Gonzalez
- Lorenz Larkin vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov
- Davion Franklin vs. Marcelo Golm
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7 p.m. ET)
- Viktor Nemkov vs. Jose Augusto
- Adam Piccolotti vs. Tofiq Musayev
- Romero Cotton vs. Dalton Rosta
- Veta Arteaga vs. Vanessa Porto
- Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Bobby King
- Jaylon Bates vs. Mark Coates
- Roman Faraldo vs. Luis Iniguez
- Vladimir Tokov vs. Justin Montalvo
- Ethan Hughes vs. Kevin Hand
- Kai Kamaka III vs. Akhmed Magomedov