Josh Thomson will fight on home turf in San Jose, Calif., when he takes on Pablo Villaseca in the Bellator 147 headliner.
Promotion officials announced the lightweight matchup on Thursday. Bellator 147 will take place at the San Jose State University Events Center on Dec. 4 and also includes a co-main event matchup pitting Georgi Karakhanyan against Daniel Weichel in a featherweight contest.
Thomson parted ways with the UFC following a three-fight skid earlier this year. The American Kickboxing Academy standout returned to his winning ways in his promotional debut at Bellator 142, as he submitted Mike Bronzoulis with an arm-triangle choke 39 seconds into the third round of their Sept.