The main card for Bellator 143 is now finalized as heavyweights Vinicius “Spartan” Queiroz and Ewerton Teixeira will meet on the September 25 card in Texas.
The fight booking was made official by Bellator on Wednesday.
Bellator 143 will come from the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas and will be headlined by a bantamweight bout as former Bellator champion Joe Warren faces L.C. Davis.
Queiroz (7-3) has been out of action since 2013 when he suffered an injury during the season nine heavyweight tournament. He has gone 2-1 in Bellator and holds victories in Bellator against Mark Holata and Lavar Johnson. Teixeira (3-0) recently signed with Bellator and two of his three wins have come by decision. His last fight took place in 2013 and defeated Eduardo Pezao by unanimous decision.
The current Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis fight card is below.
Main Card: (Spike TV – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Joe Warren (12-4) vs. L.C. Davis (23-6)
Joey Beltran (16-11, 1NC) vs. Kendall Grove (21-15, 1NC)
Henry Corrales (12-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (10-2)
Vinicius Queiroz (7-3) vs. Ewerton Teixeira (3-0)
Preliminary Card: (Spike.com – 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT)
Gleristone Santos (27-4) vs. John Teixeira (18-1-2)
Jose Flores (3-0) vs. Guillermo Gonzalez (3-0)
Guilherme Farias da Costa (3-0) vs. Jared Chaffe (4-1)
Bryce Mejia (3-0) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (3-0)