Former lightweight tournament participant Derek Anderson will return to the Bellator cage next month as he will meet Danny Navarro on the preliminary card of Bellator 132.
The fight booking was confirmed to TheMMAReport.com on Monday by Bellator.
Bellator 132 will come from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California and will be headlined by a title bout as Patricio Pitbull defends the featherweight title against Daniel Straus in a rematch from their 2011 bout.
Anderson (11-1, 1NC) as a finalist in the season ten tournament last year and was defeated by Marcin Held in the final. This will be his first fight since losing to Held and ten of his victories have come by knockout or submission.
Navarro (12-4) has won twelve in a row since opening his career with four straight defeats. During his winning streak, seven of the wins have come by stoppage and his last five wins have come in the first round.
The current Bellator 132: Pitbull vs. Straus II fight card is below.
Main Card: (Spike TV)
Patricio Pitbull (22-2) vs. Daniel Straus (23-5)
Bubba Jenkins (8-1) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (23-4-1)
Virgil Zwicker (12-4-1) vs. Houston Alexander (16-10-1, 2NC)
Fernando Gonzalez (22-13) vs. Marius Zaromskis (20-8, 1NC)
Preliminary Card: (Spike.com)
Derek Anderson (11-1, 1NC) vs. Danny Navarro (12-4)