Canada’s Budd (14-3 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) will take on Dana White’s Contender Series alumnus Dayana Silva in a 145-pound bout on the Bellator 257 prelims.
The fight was previously reported by Combate as being scheduled for Bellator 256 on Friday. However, a promotion official informed MMA Junkie on Tuesday that the bout will be contested on April 16 instead.