The Bellator bantamweight champion successfully made weight for Friday’s event in Budapest, Hungary, but his opponent, Leandro Higo, missed weight by four pounds, MMA Fighting has confirmed following a tweet by Jason Floyd.
Dantas made weight at 134.6 pounds, and the fight will go on as a three-round catchweight bout.
Higo (17-2), a former RFA and LFA bantamweight champion who is set to make his promotional debut, replaced injured Darrion Caldwell on one month’s notice against the champion.
"Dudu" (19-4) was looking to defend the 135-pound title for the second time in his second run as champion.