Rafel Lovato Jr had a very impressive Bellator debut back in March at Bellator 174. And it looks like he’d be heading to the cage again rather soon.
Lovato will be fighting former UFC fighter Mike Rhodes next. Rhodes’ record stands at 10 victories and 4 loses while Lovato is 5 in 0.
Bellator 181 takes July 14 at Winstar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla.. The main card, headlined by a rematch between Patricky Freire and Derek Campos.
The Lovato-Rhodes middleweight bout is set for the prelims, which will stream on MMAjunkie.
Bellator 181 card includes:
- Patricky Freire vs. Derek Campos
- Kendall Grove vs. John Salter
- Emily Ducote vs. Valerie Letourneau
- Steve Garcia vs. Joe Warren
- Justin Lawrence vs. Treston Thomison
- Andre Fialho vs. A.J. Matthews
- Amanda Bell vs. Alexis Dufresne
- Javy Ayala vs. Valentin Moldavsky
- Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Mike Rhodes
