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Bellator adds bouts to September doubleheader; Ed Ruth, Rafael Carvalho, Derek Campos in action

More former world champions and current contenders have been booked for Bellator’s upcoming doubleheader this September.

The promotion officially announced its headlining bouts for Bellator 245 and Bellator 246, which are set to take place on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12 respectively. Bellator 245 features a rematch between light heavyweights Lyoto Machida (26-9) and Phil Davis (21-5, 1 NC), while Bellator 246 sees Juan Archuleta (24-2) and Patchy Mix (13-0) battle for a vacant bantamweight title in the main event.

New main card fights announced Friday for Bellator 245 include Ed Ruth (8-2) vs.