Bellator LXXXVI is currently scheduled to take place on January 24, 2013 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event will be distributed live in prime time by Spike TV. Bellator 86 will feature the opening round of the Season Eight Welterweight Tournament. The card will also feature the Bellator debut of Muhammed Lawal, against veteran Polish fighter Przemyslaw "Misiek" Mysiala.