Bellator MMA’s final regular Friday event of the season is set and will be headlined by a light heavyweight title fight. Champion Emanuel Newton (24-7 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) will defend his title against Linton Vassell (14-3 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) in the main event of Bellator 130. Promotion officials today announced the headliner and the rest of the card. In addition to that fight in the main event, Bellator 130 will feature a heavyweight bout between Bobby Lashley (11-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) and Karl Etherington (9-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) in the co-main event; the promotional debuts of women’s featherweights Annalisa Bucci (7-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Marloes Coenen (21-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA); and the return of Bellator lightweight tournament champion Dave Jansen (19-2 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) against two-time tourney champ Rick Hawn (18-3 MMA, 10-3 BMMA), a booking first reported earlier this month by MMAjunkie. Bellator 130 takes place Oct
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Emanuel Newton headlines Bellator 130 in title tilt with Linton Vassell – MMA Junkie