Bellator season eight featherweight tournament winner Frodo Khasbulaev has signed a multi-fight deal with the WSOF and he is expected to make his promotional debut in June.
The signing was announced by the promotion on Wednesday and it was initially announced that Khasbulaev would meet former champion Rick Glenn at WSOF 21. However, Glenn has suffered an injury and he is out of the event.
WSOF 21 will come from the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on June 5 and will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight as champion Smealinho Rama defends the title against former Bellator heavyweight tournament finalist Blagoi Ivanov.
Khasbulaev (21-5) is currently on a nine fight winning streak and five of those wins came in Bellator. During the season eight tournament, he scored victories over Fabricio Guerreiro, Marlon Sandro, and Mike Richman to win the featherweight tournament. He has not competed since that tournament due to a visa issue and was released from his Bellator contract last year.
The current WSOF 21: Rama vs. Ivanov fight card is below.
Smealinho Rama (9-1) vs. Blagoi Ivanov (11-1, 1NC)
Lance Palmer (9-1) vs. Chris Horodecki (21-5-1, 1NC)
Frodo Khasbulaev (21-5) vs. TBD
Stephen Beaumont (7-2) vs. Mukai Maromo (8-4)
Michael Hill (7-3) vs. Mark Drummond (7-2)
Victor Valimaki (18-9) vs. Thiago Jambo Goncalves (17-4)
Matt Baker (11-7) vs. Marcus Hicks (19-24)
Tim Smith (14-8) vs. Spencer Rohovie (11-8)
Mike Scarcello (7-3-1) vs. Dan Lariviere (4-2)
Garret Nybakken (6-7) vs. Nick Hrabec (3-1)
Michael Hay (1-1) vs. Louis Grover (1-2)