The return of former Bellator welterweight champion Andrei Koreshkov highlighted a pair of fight bookings announced on Friday for Bellator 174, as Koreshkov will take on Fernando Gonzalez in a 170-pound showdown, and middleweight prospect Chris Honeycutt will meet Kendall Grove on the main card of the March 3 event.
Koreshkov (19-2) returns for the first time since dropping his welterweight title with a dramatic third-round knockout loss to Douglas Lima at Bellator 164. The setback snapped a sizzling six-fight win streak for the 26-year-old Russian — a run which included impressive victories over Lima and former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson.