Britain's dangerous striker Paul Daley will go at it with Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 183 at the SAP Center, San Jose, on Sept 23, Telegraph Sport can confirm in what ought to be a thrilling match-up with both fighters preferring stand-up striking and kickboxing.

Both welterweights are coming off losses, Daley to Rory MacDonald at Wembley in May, and Larkin, on debut at Madison Square Garden, losing on points in a welterweight title challenge against Douglas Lima. Daley, who has eschewed a contest in recent weeks with British rival Michael 'Venom' Page, was quick to start the barbs, insisting that the American had failed to seriously challenge Lima in New York in June.

Larkin, however, believes Daley is the opponent who will keep him in the frame for a quick turnaround to challenge for the crown again, once MacDonald steps in against Lima, in another mouth-watering match-up.

Daley said: "Larkin is overrated. I think that I gave Douglas Lima more of a fight when we fought, I brought it to him 100%. I don't feel like Larkin did that. Not to mention, I don't think Lima feared Larkin, and as a result, he underperformed. I think even Rory [MacDonald] feared me standing up, granted he has the superior ground skills, but he feared a stand-up exchange with me. Let's see what Larkin does in San Jose.”