Reported by Tatame and ran through a translator at BloodyElbow, 185-pound Bellator tournament champion Hector Lombard says that he’s unsure of his future following the conclusion of his three-fights-remaining contract with the Bellator Fighting Championships.
That could be problematic: Five Ounces of Pain reported on Aug. 14 that Bellator, which premiered to a strong reception and ratings in the spring, is currently shopping for a TV deal and has postponed a second season until January of 2010.
Lombard looked good in early outings in Japan, but tended to shrivel late in the fight. He’s been a wrecking ball in Bellator, but the competition isn’t nearly at the UFC’s level. Watching him against another middleweight judoka in Yoshihiro Akiyama would be fun for the whole family.