Mike Kimbel is back – and looking for a return to the win column.
Connecticut’s Kimbel (3-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) will compete for the fourth time in his home state under the Bellator banner when he takes on Kenny Rivera at Bellator 241. The fight will take place at a 140-pound catchweight.
A promotion official informed MMA Junkie of the booking on Monday, along with a preliminary-card matchup between middleweights Jordan Newman (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and Pat McCrohan (4-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA).
Bellator 241 takes place March 13 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card is expected to stream on DAZN after prelims on MMA Junkie.
After bursting onto the scene with explosive knockouts in his first two Bellator outings, Kimbel has dropped two of his most recent three bouts. He last competed at Bellator 225 in August, when he suffered a TKO loss at the hands of Chris Disonell.
As for Rivera (2-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), the 32-year-old New Yorker has alternated wins and losses in his professional career. His most recent outing is the lone Bellator appearance on his resume, a unanimous decision loss to John Beneduce.
With the addition, the Bellator 241 lineup includes:
- Champ Patricio Freire vs. Pedro Carvalho – Bellator grand prix quarterfinal bout; for featherweight title
- Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Daniel Weichel – Bellator grand prix quarterfinal bout
- Paul Daley vs. Sabah Homasi
- Josh Barnett vs. Ronny Markes
- Nick Newell vs. Zach Zane
- Jessy Miele vs. Leslie Smith
- Billy Goff vs. Robson Gracie
- Romero Cotton vs. Justin Sumter
- Nate Andrews vs. Killys Mota
- Johnny Campbell vs. Leandro Higo
- Mike Kimbel vs. Kenny Rivera
- Jordan Newman vs. Pat McCrohan
