Heavyweight veterans Cheick Kongo and Sergei Kharitonov will square off in the main event at the upcoming Bellator 265 card scheduled on Aug. 20 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Promotion officials confirmed the pairing to MMA Fighting on Tuesday.
Competing for the first time in 2021, the 46-year-old Kongo will return to action after falling to Tim Johnson in a heavyweight title eliminator last October. Prior to that setback, Kongo had put together a 8-0 record with one no contest after he was unable to continue in his fight against Ryan Bader in 2019 due to an accidental eye poke.