Douglas Lima vs. Aaron Jeffery added to Bellator San Diego
𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝘼 𝙁𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏! 🔥
🇧🇷 Douglas Lima 🆚 Aaron Jeffery 🇨🇦 @PhenomLima returns to the Bellator Cage for the first time in over a year at #BellatorSanDiego, when he takes on Canada’s Aaron Jeffery! “The Phenom” holds 26 finishes across his 33 wins! 💥@aajmma enters… pic.twitter.com/iNFpDPwUqz
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 10, 2024
Lima will face a tough middleweight return against Jeffery. A winner of four of his last six fights, Jeffery is looking to get back on track after a unanimous decision loss to Fabian Edwards in March.
Jeffery has earned wins over the likes of Dalton Rosta, Austin Vanderford, and Fabio Aguiar during his promotional tenure. He’s also a Dana White’s Contender Series alum, falling to Caio Borralho during the 2021 season of the show.
Lima is one of the most accomplished fighters in Bellator history. A three-time Bellator welterweight champion, Lima has defeated the likes of Rory MacDonald, Michael ‘Venom’ Page, and Andrey Koreshkov during his promotional tenure.
Lima vs. Jeffery serves as a potential No. 1 contender fight in the middleweight division. Van Steenis, who Lima defeated in his last fight, is also in the hunt after defeating Gregory Babene in May.
Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen will face Edwards on September 14th in London. The Lima vs. Jeffery winner could potentially be next in line for a title shot.
