Heavyweight Justin Wren is returning to MMA as the Ultimate Fighter alum has signed with Bellator and will meet Josh Burns at Bellator 141.
The signing of Wren and fight booking against Burns was announced by Bellator on Thursday.
Bellator 141 will come from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California on August 28 and will be headlined by a lightweight bout as Melvin Guillard makes his Bellator debut against Brandon Girtz.
Wren (10-2) was a member of Team Evans during The Ultimate Fighter 10 and lost his official UFC debut against Jon Madsen at the live finale. After exiting the UFC, he won three in a row and this will be his first fight since July of 2010. Burns (8-8) has gone 0-5 in Bellator and is coming off a lost against Bobby Lashley at Bellator 123. Six of his eight wins have come by stoppage, with four of those coming by TKO/KO.
The current Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girtz fight card is below.
Main Card: (Spike – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Melvin Guillard (32-14-2, 2NC) vs. Brandon Girtz (11-4)
Patricky Pitbull (13-6) vs. Saad Awad (18-6)
Justin Wren (10-2) vs. Josh Burns (8-8)
Lorenzo Hood (9-2) vs. Raphael Butler (9-1-1)
Preliminary Card: (Spike.com – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Marloes Coenen (22-6) vs. Arlene Blencowe (6-4)
Adrienna Jenkins (18-6) vs. Lissette Neri (6-2)
Curtis Millender (7-2) vs. Steven Ciaccio (4-3)
Johnny Cisneros (8-4) vs. Gabriel Miglioli (9-7)