Kalib Starnes, will return to fighting and face off against Bellator middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, at a Cage Fighting Championship event on Oct. 9 in Queensland, Australia.

Kalib Starnes (9-3-1) is a UFC veteran made notorious by a poor performance against Nate Quarry at UFC 83. Starnes has returned to fighting since that infamous event, defeating Chris Cisneros at Destiny MMA – Pier Fighter 1.

Hector Lombard (21-2-1) will return to the CFC where he won the middleweight champion and is 5-0-1 in six fights for the organization. Lombard hasn’t lost since 2006 where he was defeated by Gegard Mousasi. Hector Lombard was a perfect 3-0 in Bellator’s middleweight tournament and won the Bellator middleweight title against Jared Hess. Lombard is still under contract with Bellator and will fight in their second season.

CFC 11 has been cancelled due to both main and co-main withdrawals.