Bellator MMA has announced a reserve bout for their light heavyweight tournament at ‘Dynamite 1’ and it features UFC veteran Francis Carmont taking on rising Brazilian Philipe ‘Monstro’ Lins.
Scott Coker announced the news on The MMA Road Show on Thursday.
Carmont (23-10) is 1-0 since joining Bellator in 2015, picking up a dominant decision victory over Guilherme Viana. Prior to the Bellator signing, the former training partner of Georges St. Pierre went 6-3 in the UFC, with all three losses coming consecutively at the end of his UFC run, which lead to his release.