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With Vitor Belfort reportedly unwilling to fight at a weight class other than middleweight, former DREAM middleweight title-holder Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) will instead fight Renato "Babalu" Sobral (32-8) at "Affliction: Trilogy" on Aug. 1.
The news comes from www.M-1Global.com, which cited sources close to Mousasi.
"Affliction: Trilogy" takes place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The preliminary card airs on HDNet, and the main card is available on pay-per-view.
Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio is expected to make a formal announcement about the fight at press conferences scheduled for Wednesday in New York City and Thursday in Los Angeles.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the booking with a source close to Sobral, who said "Babalu" will likely defend his Strikeforce title in September.
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