‘Bellator 145: Vengeance’ gets another big fight as former featherweight champion Pat Curran is set to take on former RFA champion Justin Lawrence in St. Louis.
Bellator officials confirmed the news with Sherdog.com on Thursday.
Curran (21-7) is a veteran of the Bellator cage, having fought exclusively for the promotion since Bellator 14. He has gone 2-3 in his last 4 bouts, this includes losing his featherweight title to Daniel Straus and winning it back immediately after in a rematch. After reclaiming the title, he lost it once more to Patricio Pitbull. Since the Pitbull fight he has gone 1-1, including a split decision loss to Daniel Weichel and more recently a unanimous decision win over Emmanuel Sanchez.