The Bellator debut of Josh Thomson will reportedly take place on September 19 at Bellator 142 as he will meet current Legacy FC lightweight champion Mike Bronzoulis.
The fight booking was reported by Sherdog on late Sunday evening and Bellator has not officially announced the fight as of Monday morning.
Bellator 142: Dynamite will come from the SAP Center in San Jose, California on September 19 and will be headlined by a title fight as Liam McGeary defends the light heavyweight title against Tito Ortiz.
Thomson (20-8, 1NC) was signed by Bellator last year after his UFC contract expired. He will enter this fight on a three fight losing streak and his last win came in 2013 against Nate Diaz. Bronzoulis (18-8-1) is returning to Bellator after being a finalist on Fight Master. He is currently on a three fight winning streak and his most recent win came in May against Dave Burrow.
The current Bellator 142: Dynamite fight card is below.
Liam McGeary (10-0) vs. Tito Ortiz (18-11)
Josh Thomson (20-8, 1NC) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-8-1)
Saulo Cavalari (31-2) vs. Zack Mwekassa (13-2) *
Gabriel Varga (26-2) vs. Serhiy Adamchuck (29-5) **
TBA vs. TBA #
TBA vs. TBA #
Paul Daley (20-3 Kickboxing) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (1-2 Kickboxing)
* – Glory Vacant Light Heavyweight Title Fight
** – Glory Featherweight Title Fight
## – Bellator light heavyweight tournament one-night tournament (Emanuel Newton, Phi Davis, Muhammed Lawal, and Linton Vassell).