Two young bantamweight prospects are going to face off this summer at Madison Square Garden.
On Wednesday, promotion officials told MMA Fighting that Mike Kimbel will fight Sebastian Ruiz on the preliminary portion of Bellator 222, which is scheduled to take place on June 14 in New York City.
Kimbel, who only recently turned 22, left a major impression in his first two pro outings, defeating Geoffrey Then by first-round TKO in 63 seconds at Bellator 194 and then topping that with a six-second KO of Alex Potts at Bellator 207.