Conor McGregor Training Partner Ion Pascu Looking to Make Mark vs. Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 207

SBG Ireland representative Ion Pascu feels his time has finally come.

The 36-year-old fighter has stepped up to face Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 207 after a rib injury forced Erick Silva to pull out of the Bellator welterweight grand prix alternate bout. Pascu also made his Bellator debut on short notice, losing a unanimous decision to undefeated prospect and fellow grand prix entrant Ed Ruth this past April.

“I signed earlier this year a four-bout contract with Bellator,” Pascu told Sherdog.com “I have already imagined my path in there. I am going to win this fight, enter the welterweight grand prix, smack all the other guys, then take home the belt. This is America, land of all opportunities,…