Former Bellator MMA middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko will meet Melvin Manhoef in the main event of Bellator 133 on Feb. 13.
Bellator officials announced the matchup on Friday. The card will take place at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., and air on Spike TV.
Shlemenko (50-9) will look to rebound from back-to-back losses in his last two appearances. The 30-year-old Russian saw a 13-fight win streak snapped in a non-title light heavyweight fight against Tito Ortiz in May. He followed that up with a first-round submission loss to Brandon Halsey in a 185-pound title fight in September.
Manhoef (29-12-1) is 1-1 since signing with Bellator earlier this year. He fought in back-to-back months, knocking out Doug Marshall in the first round of his promotional debut before suffering a second-round knockout loss to Joe Schilling at Bellator 131 last month in San Diego.
