The main event of next week’s Bellator 140 will be a welterweight title fight as champion Douglas Lima defends the title against Andrey Koreshkov and Kevin McDonald will the third man in the cage.
Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation Director Mike Mazzulli confirmed to The MMA Report on Tuesday that McDonald will be the referee for the title fight.
Along with assigning McDonald as the referee, Mazzulli has assigned Eric Colon, Daver Terilli, and Brian Miner to be the judges for the fight.
Bellator 140: Lima vs. Koreshkov will come from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut next Friday night and the current fight card lineup is below.
Main Card: (Spike TV – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)
Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)
Michael Page (7-0) vs. Rudy Bears (16-13)
Brennan Ward (10-3) vs. Gavin Sterritt (6-1)
Paul Daley (36-13-2) vs. Dennis Olson (14-8)
Preliminary Card: (Spike.com – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Josh Neer (36-14) vs. Matt Secor (6-2)
Blair Tugman (7-5) vs. Rodrigo Almeida (12-2)
Ilya Kotau (0-0) vs. Nicolas Sergiacomi (1-0)
Parker Porter (5-4) vs. Eric Bedard (6-5)
Billy Giovanella (8-3) vs. Remo Cardarelli (4-2)
Dean Hancock (1-0) vs. Alex Dunworth (2-1,1 NC)
Kaline Medeiros (4-4) vs. Sarah Payant (1-0)
Waylon Lowe (15-6, 1 NC) vs. Ryan Quinn (10-5, 1 NC)