Darrion Caldwell-Leandro Higo Rematch Added to Bellator 259

Darrion Caldwell and Leandro Higo will lock horns for a second time at Bellator 259 on May 21.

Higo confirmed the bantamweight pairing on social media following an initial report from MMAFighting.com. Bellator 259 takes place at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., and is headlined by a featherweight championship bout pitting Cristiane Justino against Leslie Smith. The card will air on Showtime.

Caldwell and Higo initially met in a bantamweight title clash at Bellator 195, where Caldwell defended his crown with a first-round submission in March 2018. More recently, Caldwell competed in the Bellator featherweight grand prix, where he bested Henry Corrales and Adam Borics before falling to A.J.…