Bellator MMA announced Bobby Lashley’s opponent at Bellator 162 on Monday afternoon. Lashley will be fighting Josh Appelt (12-5) in a heavyweight bout in the co-main event of Bellator 162.
Lashley (14-2) is currently on a seven-fight winning streak and is coming off a first round TKO win over James Thompson at Bellator 145.
The event takes place on October 21st in Memphis, TN at the FedEx Forum and the main card will air on Spike TV. The main event of Bellator 162 will be former Bellator MMA middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko vs. Kendall Grove.
Lashley will be defending the TNA World Heavyweight Title against Ethan Carter III at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view event on October 2nd in Orlando, Florida.
