Lyoto Machida won’t be the only karate specialist to enter the cage at Bellator 228.
Weber Almeida, teammate of “The Dragon” in Los Angeles, is set to return to action in a featherweight bout with Castle Williams in Inglewood, Calif., on Sept. 28, promotion officials told MMA Fighting.
Almeida (2-0) made his Bellator debut in January, defeating Odan Chinchilla via first-round knockout, but missed weight for the bantamweight clash. Almeida then didn’t weigh in for a 140-pound catchweight bout in March, forcing the promotion to cancel the fight at Bellator 219.