Irish fan favourite Charlie Ward will return to the cage for the first time since October 2020 when he faces Alan Carlos at Bellator London next month.
Mirror Fighting can confirm that Ward, once one of the top-ranked middleweights in the promotion, will look to reclaim that top 10 spot in a bout with Brazilian Carlos, who has also been out of action since 2018. The Irishman, from Mountmellick in county Laois, had bounced back from a tough loss towards the end of 2019 with two big wins in 2020, but has since been shelved with injury.
Sources have indicated that Ward, who trains at SBG Ireland alongside Conor McGregor under coach John Kavanagh, is planning to be active in 2022, and has his sights set on the promotion's Dublin card for a second fight later this year.
