Bellator Champ Lombard to face Kalib Starnes

Bellator Fighting Championships has cleared middleweight champion Hector Lombard for a return to action in his home country when he faces UFC veteran Kalib Starnes at Cage Fighting Championship Oct. 9 in Queensland, Australia.

Lombard, a 31 year-old native of Matanzas, Cuba, recently returned to the US after an extended vacation in his adopted hometown of Sydney to begin training.

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I dont like Kalib's chances here against Lombard.

Yeah Kalib is in some big trouble against Lombard, he's gonna get tossed then tko'd on the ground. Hector has some really good gnp.

starnes is still fighting???

im going to this event, cant wait to see lombard destory strarnes

I expect Lombard to raise his stock win a dominating win over Starnes.

*sigh* I think the running man jokes are getting a little old

Why is Hector wasting his time, he's a champ, though its Bellator, theres alot of good quality fighters in that Org, so...???gotta be someone else to bang with that could benefit his career

Got Starnes via triangle. Hope he can pull it off.

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Posted by prozacnation1978

starnes is still fighting???
i thought he quit to run track...

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Did you hear they put a man on the moon?

Lame match up....there are many more quality MWs out there who would like that shot...probably make for a better fight too.

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Posted by Rush

*sigh* I think the running man jokes are getting a little old

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It's weird too cause Starnes was on a good streak before that happened. Now its all he is remembered by.

I met Starnes at the Pan Ams in '07, and he's a really nice guy. Would love to see him pull out the upset!!

i think the event may have been cancelled due to fighters pulling out, just my luck i thought id get a chance to see some great fighters at a venue like 10 kms from my house

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Posted by Sinister

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Posted by Rush

*sigh* I think the running man jokes are getting a little old

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It's weird too cause Starnes was on a good streak before that happened. Now its all he is remembered by.

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I wouldn't say it was a good streak. He had two notable wins (MacDonald and Leben), but I think he was 1-3 in the UFC after the fight with Quarry. He had potential, but never seemed to develop. Maybe had he worked with a better camp he might have been better. Then again, I get the sense he had (has) some issues.

Enough with the Starnes jokes, folks. Warnings will be handed out for them from now on.