The first defeat came to current champ Joe Warren after dominating him in the opening round only to get knocked out cold less than a minute into the second stanza. Worst yet, Soto suffered a detached retina in the bout and was sidelined for nearly a year before his return earlier this month at Tachi Palace Fights 10. Compounding his woes, Soto was submitted by talented up-and-comer Eddie Yagin and as a result has now lost his slot in the Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament starting September 24.
Replacing Soto will be a man he originally beat en route to becoming featherweight champion, Wilson Reis. The 12-3 Brazilian will be making his bantamweight debut in Bellator when he faces youngster Eduardo Dantas who is currently on a three-fight winning streak with all three instances of success involving a finishing performance.
In addition to Reis vs. Dantas, the rest of the 135-pound field competing at Bellator 51 features Ed West vs. Luis Nogueira, Marcos Galvao vs. Chase Beebe, and Warren vs. Alexis Vila.
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