Perhaps the third time will be the charm for Michael Page and Derek Anderson.
Page (18-1 MMA, 14-1 BMMA) takes on Anderson (17-3 MMA, 8-3 BMMA) in the main card of Bellator 258, a promotion official confirmed to MMA Junkie on Thursday after an initial report by ESPN. The pair were booked to face each other in 2017 and 2019, but both matchups fell through with each fighter withdrawing once.
Bellator 258 takes place Friday, May 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.
Since suffering his first-career loss to Douglas Lima at Bellator 221, “MVP” has won four straight, most recently a unanimous decision win over Ross Houston at Bellator 248 in October.
Meanwhile, Anderson will also look to build on his winning streak. The 31-year-old is coming off a second-round head kick knockout of Killys Mota at Bellator 251 in November, his third win in a row.
With the addition, the Bellator 258 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champion Juan Archuleta vs. Sergio Pettis – for bantamweight title
- Anthony Johnson vs. Yoel Romero – light heavyweight grand prix quarterfinal
- James Gallagher vs. Patchy Mix
- Derek Anderson vs. Michael Page
PRELIMS (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)
- Josh Hill vs. Raufeon Stots
- Weber Almeida vs. Johnny Soto
- Johnny Campbell vs. Henry Corrales
- Johnny Eblen vs. Daniel Madrid
- Bryce Logan vs. Alan Omer
- Hannah Guy vs. Valerie Loureda