UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Bellator 254 is three weeks away and the preliminary card is filling up. A welterweight fight between Kemran Lachinov and Shimal Nikaev , as well as a heavyweight bout between Davion Franklin and Anthony Garrett , has been added to the Dec. 10 event, a promotion official recently informed MMA Junkie. Lachniov (10-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) made his Bellator return in October when he defeated the American Kickboxing Academy’s Kyle Crutchmer by unanimous decision. Turkey’s Lachinov has fought intermittently for Bellator since 2015.