The longtime UFC veteran is scheduled to face unbeaten Yaroslav Amosov on the main card of Bellator 216 on Feb. 16, promotion officials told MMA Fighting on Thursday. The event takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Silva (20-9, 1 no-contest) was originally booked to make his debut against fellow ex-UFC fighter Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 207 last October, but was forced out of the bout due to an injury.
“The Tiger”, who went 7-8 under the UFC banner between 2011 and 2017, scored a comeback victory over Nick Barnes at LFA 45 in July before signing an exclusive deal with Bellator.