With Rafael Lovato Jr. relinquishing his 185-pound title on Monday due to an ongoing medical issue, welterweight champion Douglas Lima will face Gegard Mousasi for the vacant belt. The middleweight championship takes place at Bellator 243 on May 9 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
Bellator President Scott Coker made the co-main event bout official on Tuesday afternoon.
Since we can’t have a cross-promotional superfight I’ll give you another.
On May 9, @Mousasi_MMA vs. @PhenomLima for the vacant @BellatorMMA middleweight world championship.