Rafael Carvalho is set to return to the Bellator cage on less than a week’s notice.
The promotion announced Saturday that the former Bellator middleweight champion will face Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 258. The event takes place this Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. and will air on Showtime. Carvalho steps in for Costello van Steenis, who was forced to withdraw from his scheduled matchup with Larkin.
Carvalho, who parted ways with the promotion in October, returns to action in hopes of getting back to his championship form.