A battle between two heavy-handed welterweights is on tap for the main card of Bellator 170. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported on Tuesday that Paul “Semtex” Daley will face “Irish” Brennan Ward at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Bellator officials later produced a formal press release on Wednesday.
Daley (38-14-2) hasn’t fought since a unanimous decision loss to Douglas Lima in the main event of Bellator 158 in London. That setback halted a five-fight winning streak. He was scheduled to face Derek Anderson at Bellator 163, but after making weight the day before the event, he was pulled on fight day as “a precautionary measure” following a tough weight cut.