This past August, Chidi Njokuani missed weight and then got dominated to the tune of a first-round knockout loss in a Bellator MMA headliner. Resultantly, he’s moving up to middleweight.
“Chidi Bang Bang” will head up to 185 pounds to take on likeminded striker Hisaki Kato at Bellator 189, scheduled for Dec. 1 at the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. CBSSports.com was first to report the matchup on Tuesday.
Njokuani, 28, was riding a nine-fight unbeaten streak headed into his Bellator 182 headliner this past August against former promotional welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov.