A featherweight bout between Tywan Claxton and James Bennett is the latest addition to the Bellator 221 lineup next month.
MMA Junkie today confirmed the matchup between Claxton (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) and Bennett (4-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) with a Bellator official.
Bellator 221 takes place May 11 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Claxton, 26, is regarded as one of the more promising prospects in Bellator’s 145-pound division. “Speedy” began his career with a memorable flying knee knockout in November 2017 and has since been adding more experience to his resume. He most recently competed at Bellator 212 in December where he earned a first-round TKO of Kaeo Meyer.
Bennett, 24, will attempt to play spoiler and hand Claxton his first career loss. He hasn’t fought for Bellator since his lone appearance for the promotion in April 2018 when earned a first-round knockout of Dustin Stusse at Bellator 198.
The latest Bellator 221 card now includes:
MAIN CARD (DAZN, 9 p.m. ET)
- Michael Chandler vs. Patricio Freire
- Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page
- Pat Curran vs. A.J. McKee
- Jake Hager vs. T.J. Jones
- James Bennett vs Tywan Claxton
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7:30 p.m. ET)
- P.J. Cajigas vs. Craig Fruth
- Josh Streacker vs. Scott Writz
- Bryan Bautista vs. Rob Fenicle
- Adil Benjilany vs. Cris Lencioni
For more on Bellator 221, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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