A seven-bout preliminary card has been set for Bellator’s “British Invasion,” and a colorful cast of characters are scheduled for the event.

The new bouts includes a heavyweight bout between “The Silencer”, Raphael Butler (8-1-1), and “The Freight Train,” Josh Diekmann (15-5), welterweights Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. “The Irish Bad Boy” Brennan Ward (9-3) and middleweights Jason Butcher (8-1) vs. “The Barn Cat” Tamdan McCrory (12-3), as well as welterweights Bobby Flynn (4-2) vs. Neiman Gracie (2-0), bantamweights Marvin Maldonado (2-3) vs. Blair Tugman (6-5) and bantamweights Randy Costa (0-0) vs. Carlos Hernandez (1-1).

Matt Bessette (13-6) vs. Josh LaBerge (9-4) is also considered a prelim bout but will actually take place after the evening’s main card.

Featuring a light heavyweight title fight between current champ Emanuel Newton and undefeated challenger Liam McGeary, “Bellator 134: Newton vs. McGeary” (also known as the “British Invasion”) takes place Feb. 27 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The evening’s main card airs on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.

Butler has been fighting professionally since 2010 and opened his career with nine consecutive victories, including three-straight knockout wins under the Bellator MMA banner. The 31-year-old slugger has fought to a decision just once in his professional career and owns six career knockout wins and two victories by submission. Meanwhile, Diekmann is also a heavy-handed slugger who boasts 11 career victories by knockout and another four by submission. The 38-year-old heavyweight owns a pair of Bellator MMA wins – both of which averaged just under one minute in length.

Juarez is a familiar face on the West Coast fight scene who has been competing professionally since 2006. The 33-year-old made his Bellator MMA debut in the promotion’s second event and has since earned a 6-1 mark competing for the promotion. He now meets Ward, a onetime Bellator MMA middleweight title challenger who has been competing exclusively for the promotion since 2012. The 26-year-old former Division III All-American wrestler has developed into a heavy-handed mixed-martial-artist, owning six career wins by knockout.

Butcher is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Jorge Gurgel who makes his seventh appearance for Bellator MMA. All eight of Butcher’s career wins have come by way of finish, with five submissions and three knockouts, while his lone loss came by way of decision. McCrory recently returned from a five-year layoff to register a devastating first-round knockout victory, needing just 21 seconds to secure the win.

Flynn competes under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time and has never fought to a judges’ decision in six professional contests. He meets New York resident Gracie, a Renzo Gracie pupil who also makes his Bellator MMA debut.

Maldonado is also a Renzo Gracie fighter who has made two previous Bellator MMA appearances but is still in search of his first win. He meets Tugman, who earned a Bellator MMA win over Brandon Fleming in September.

Costa makes his professional debut against Hernandez, who has earned split results in his first two contests.

With the additions to the lineup, Bellator 134 now includes:

MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET)

Champ Emanuel Newton vs. Liam McGeary – for light heavyweight title Paul Daley vs. Andre Santos Cheick Kongo vs. Muhammed Lawal Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Linton Vassell Curtis Millender vs. Michael Page

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 6:45 p.m. ET)

Matt Bessette vs. Josh LaBerge Randy Costa vs. Carlos Hernandez Raphael Butler vs. Josh Diekmann Jesse Juarez vs. Brennan Ward Jason Butcher vs. Tamdan McCrory Bobby Flynn vs. Neiman Gracie Marvin Maldonado vs. Blair Tugman

For more on Bellator 134, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.