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Bellator 260 gets two new fights, including undefeated prospect Lucas Brennan

Bellator officials continue to fill out the promotion’s summer lineup, and June’s Bellator 260 has received a pair of new contests.

Bellator officials continue to fill out the promotion’s summer lineup, and June’s Bellator 260 has received a pair of new contests.

MMA Junkie today learned from Bellator officials that featherweights [autotag]Lucas Brennan[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Matt Skibicki[/autotag and women’s featherweights [autotag]Amanda Bell[/autotag] vs. Marina Mokhnatkina have been added to the card, which takes place June 11 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

Both contests are expected for the evening’s preliminary card, which streams live on MMA Junkie ahead of a main card on Showtime.

Brennan (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), the son of UFC, PRIDE and King of the Cage veteran Chris Brennan, fought most recently in November, picking up a decision win over Andrew Salas at Bellator 252. It was the first time the 20-year-old featherweight had gone to the judges, after opening his career with three consecutive stoppages. He now takes on Skibicki (4-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who makes his Bellator debut.

Meanwhile, Bell (7-7 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) is currently ranked No. 8 in the latest Bellator official women’s featherweight rankings, though she’ll be hoping to rebound from a September loss to the No. 4-ranked Leslie Smith at Bellator 245. In that search, she’ll take on Mokhnatkina (4-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) who suffered a loss in her promotional debut, dropping a decision to the No. 6-ranked Janay Harding at Bellator 219 in March 2019.

With the addition to the card, the Bellator 260 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Douglas Lima vs. Yaroslav Amosov – for welterweight title

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Bobby King vs. Nick Newell
  • Tywan Claxton vs. Justin Gonzales
  • Lucas Brennan vs. Matt Skibicki
  • Amanda Bell vs. Marina Mokhnatkina

Bellator 260 set for June with Douglas Lima vs. Yaroslav Amosov headliner

Bellator’s stay at Mohegan Sun Arena continues into June and a major 170-pound title fight is on the way.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Bellator’s stay at Mohegan Sun Arena continues into June, and a major 170-pound title fight is on the way.

Welterweight champion [autotag]Douglas Lima[/autotag] is set to face off with [autotag]Yaroslav Amosov[/autotag] in the five-round main event of Bellator 260, which is set to take place June 11 at Mohegan Sun.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Yahoo! Sports was the first to report the news Thursday.

No other fights are known for the event at this time.

Lima (32-8 MMA, 14-3 BMMA) returns to his usual weight class after a failed attempt to capture the middleweight title against Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 250 in October. Lima lost a unanimous decision to Mousasi, which snapped a three-fight winning streak for him. He has yet to defend his welterweight strap since he won the promotion’s welterweight grand prix in October 2019.

As for Amosov (25-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), the Ukraine-born welterweight has worked his way from relative unknown to a top contender since joining Bellator. With an eye-catching record, Amosov will look to keep the zero in his loss column. His Bellator wins include victories over Logan Storley, Ed Ruth, David Rickels, Erick Silva, and more.

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