Melvin Manhoef will welcome “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 19 winner Corey Anderson to the Bellator MMA scene in the Bellator 251 main event on Thursday in Uncasville, Connecticut. Their three-round light heavyweight showcase anchors a 10-fight card at the Mohegan Sun Arena, which has become a home base for the Bellator organization since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bellator 251 “Manhoef vs. Anderson”—which airs live on the CBS Sports Network and Dazn at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT—also features a heavyweight tilt pairing Tyrell Fortune with Said Sowma, a middleweight clash pitting Austin Vanderford against Vinicius de Jesus and a welterweight affair matching Derek Anderson with Killys Mota.