After losing his Bellator MMA debut opposite Welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 153, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion Benson Henderson will meet Patricio Freire at Bellator 160 on Aug. 26 live on Spike TV from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, per a recent report by LA Times.
Following Bellator 160, Premier Boxing Champions will showcase a bout between former two-division champion Robert Guerrero and David Peralta on Aug. 27 under the same roof. It is part of a back-to-back combat sports set that will take place exclusively on Spike TV.
Freire, 29, will be moving up to Lightweight for the first time in his career in order to meet "'Smooth.