According to tatame.com
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Former WEC middleweight champion, Paulo Filho will have a chance to win one more title in his career. TATAME.com learned from several sources that the black belt will face Bellator tournament champion Hector Lombard at May 20.
This is a great fight if Paulo Filho shows up in form.
Paulo Filho (19-1)
Win Tatsuhiko Nishizaka – Submission (Kimura) BCN 5 – Bitetti 12/12/2009 1 3:00
Win Alex Schoenauer – Decision (Unanimous) BCN 4 – Bitetti 9/12/2009 3 5:00
Win Melvin Manhoef – Submission (Armbar) Dream 10 7/20/2009 1 2:36
Loss Chael Sonnen – Decision (Unanimous) WEC 36 11/5/2008 3 5:00
Win Chael Sonnen – Verbal Submission (Armbar) WEC 31 12/12/2007 2 4:55
Win Joe Doerksen – TKO (Punches) WEC 29 /5/2007 1 4:07
Hector Lombard (24-2-1)
Win Art Santore – TKO (Punches) CFC 12 3/12/2010 1 N/A
Win Joey Gorczynski – Decision (Unanimous) G-Force 2/4/2010 3 5:00
Win Kalib Starnes- Submission (Punches) CFC 11 11/20/2009 1 1:55
Win Jared Hess – TKO (Doctor Stoppage) BFC – Bellator 6/19/2009 4 1:41
Win James Damien Stelly – TKO (Punches) BFC – Bellator 5/29/2009 1 2:56
Win Virgil Lozano – KO (Punch) BFC – Bellator 4/17/2009 1 1:10
[UPDATE] by Nick Thomas: Bellator formally announces Lombard-Filho non-title fight for May 13:
“What better challenge for me than to beat a guy who beat everybody?” Lombard told USA TODAY earlier this week. “For me to fight him is an honor.”
HT: tatame.com, bellator.com, ZephyrBrasil