A lightweight bout between rising contender Lyle Beerbohm and well traveled Brazilian lightweight Vitor Ribeiro is in the works for a May 15 Strikeforce event. News of the bout was first reported by MMAMania.com.

Though not officially announced, the event is expected to take place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and will air live on Showtime. Also rumored for the event are two explosive heavyweight bouts;  Alistair Overeem vs. Brett Rogers and Andrei Arlovski vs. Antonio Silva.

Beerbohm hasn't fought since defeating Josh Martin at Arena Rumble: "Horn vs. Guida" last September. He's earned a 2-0 record with Strikeforce, scoring a first round submission win over UFC veteran Duane Ludwig in June 2009 and defeating Ray Perales in his Strikeforce debut in February 2008.

Beerbohm has put together an undefeated 13-0 MMA record since making his pro debut in April 2007, scoring stoppage wins in all but one of his those wins. He has fought for other notable promotions such as; King of the Cage, ProElite and SportFight.

Ribeiro (20-3) will be making his long-awaited Strikeforce debut after signing with the promotion back in September. He has lost two of his last three bouts; being bested by Gesias Cavalcante back in 2007 and then Shinya Aoki at DREAM 10 in July of this year. Ribeiro defeated Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM 8 in his lone victory over the three-fight span. 

During his eight-year career, Ribeiro has fought for other notable promotions such as; Rumble on the Rock, WFA, Absolute Fighting Championships, HOOKnSHOOT, Shooto and Cage Rage, where he held the promotion's lightweight title. He has finished 14 of his 20 career wins including 11 by submision, and holds notable wins over the likes of Joachim Hansen, Eiji Mitsuoka, Abdul Mohamed, Daisuke Nakamura, Jean Silva and Mitsuhiro Ishida.