Former flyweight champion Juliana Velasquez will return to action for the first time in nearly a year when she meets Paula Cristina dos Santos Silva on the Bellator 301 preliminary draw.
Promotion officials announced the bout on Monday. Three other prelims were also confirmed for the event: Keri Melendez vs. Sabriye Sengul at flyweight; Archie Colgan vs. Pieter Buist at lightweight and Matheus Mattos vs. Richard Palencia at bantamweight.
Bellator 301 takes place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Nov.