Johan Romming has pulled out of his Bellator 119 bout against Brian Rogers due to undisclosed reasons and Bellator is searching for a new opponent for Rogers.
TheMMAReport.com learned about the fight change on Thursday.
Bellator 119 will take place on May 9th from Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada and will be headlined by Brett Cooper meeting Brandon Halsey in the middleweight tournament final.
Rogers (10-6) was scheduled to compete earlier this season at Bellator 113, but the fight was canceled prior to the weigh-ins. During his time in Bellator, he has been placed into four tournaments and will be looking to snap a two fight losing streak on May 9th in Canada.
The current Bellator 119: Cooper vs. Halsey fight card is below.
Main Card: (Spike TV – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Brett Cooper (20-9) vs. Brandon Halsey (6-0) *
Daniel Weichel (33-8) vs. Desmond Green (11-2) **
Chris Horodecki (20-4-1) vs. Marlon Sandro (24-5-1)
Raphael Butler (8-0) vs. TBA
Preliminary Card: (Spike.com – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Fabricio Guerreiro (19-3) vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev (12-2-1)
Marius Zaromskis (19-8) vs. Vaughn Anderson (16-2-1)
Guillaume DeLorenzi (10-2) vs. John Alessio (34-17) #
Brian Rogers (10-6) vs. TBA
Stuart Austin (7-0) vs. Craig Hudson (4-3)
Jason Meisel (4-3) vs. Remy Bussieres (3-0)
* – Middleweight Tournament Final
** – Featherweight Tournament Final
# – Catchweight bout of 165 pounds