Bellator bantamweight champion Zach Makovsky is set to take on Chad Robichaux in a non-title fight at Bellator 41. The card is expected to take place on April 16.MMAJunkie reported the contest citing “sources close to the event.â€
Makovsky defeated Nick Mamalis, Bryan Goldsby and Ed West to claim the inaugural Bellator bantamweight championship. The Team Extreme fighter currently holds a 12-2 record as a professional. Makovsky fought twice for Elite XC in 2008. Wilson Reis submitted him and he took a decision over Andre Soares.
Robichaux will bring an undefeated record into Bellator’s cage. In his last fight, he made his Strikeforce debut and took a split decision over Humberto DeLeon. The 11-0 fighter has 10 submission victories.
Bellator normally has their champions take non-title fights, while the promotion uses tournaments to find new contenders. Other promotional champions such as Eddie Alvarez and Hector Lombard took non-title fights in previous seasons.
This season, Bellator will be broadcast on MTV2. The promotion has not announced plans for a bantamweight tournament.
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