Former Bellator light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton will meet Linton Vassell on Feb. 19 in Houston, MMAFighting.com has learned.
The bout will be a rematch of an encounter held at Bellator 130, in which then-champ Newton submitted Vassell in the fifth-round with a rear-naked choke.
Newton (25-9-1) of Long Beach, Calif., is looking to snap a two-fight losing streak. He lost the title to Liam McGeary at Bellator 134, then was submitted by Phil Davis in the first round of the light heavyweight tournament at Bellator: Dynamite.