Douglas Lima recently pulled out of his Bellator 134 title defense against Paul Daley and replacing Lima against Daley will be Andre Santos.
TheMMAReport.com learned about the bout on Tuesday and Bellator officials confirmed the fight booking with MMAFighting.com on Wednesday.
Bellator 134 will come from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut and will be headlined by Emanuel Newton defending the Bellator light heavyweight title against Liam McGeary.
Santos (37-9) has won six fights in a row, including his Bellator debut in October against James Terry. Twenty-two of his wins have come by submission and five of his six wins in his recent winning streak have come by stoppage.
Daley (35-13-2) initially signed with Bellator in 2012 and defeated Rudy Bears at Bellator 72. He recently re-signed with Bellator and has won back to back fights, with both of those wins coming by knockout.
The current Bellator 134: Newton vs. McGeary fight card is below.
Main Card: (Spike TV – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Emanuel Newton (25-7-1) vs. Liam McGeary (9-0)
Paul Daley (35-13-2) vs Andre Santos (37-9)
Muhammed Lawal (14-4, 1NC) vs. Cheick Kongo (22-9-2)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (16-12) vs. Linton Vassell (14-4)
Michael Page vs. Curtis Millender (7-0)