Thompson is injured and has to pull out of his Bellator 138 bout with Lashley on June 19 in St. Louis, MMAFighting.com confirmed with Bellator officials Wednesday. Dan Charles will step up on short notice to fight Lashley. MMAjunkie.com was the first to report the news.
Lashley and Thompson were supposed to fight at Bellator 134 on Feb. 27 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, but Lashley got hurt and had to withdraw. Thompson beat Lashley by unanimous decision at Super Fight League 3 on May 6, 2012 and Lashley, the former WWE star, has been longing for a rematch ever since.