American Academy Kickboxing heavyweight prospect Tony Johnson will square off with Raphael Butler in a main card bout at Bellator 148.
In addition to Johnson-Butler, four new preliminary contests were revealed for Bellator 148: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Amber Tackett at flyweight; Mason Fowler vs. Idris Wasi at welterweight; Mark Dickman vs. Ousmane Thomas Diagne at featherweight; and Paul Ruiz vs. Josh San Diego at bantamweight .
Johnson made his promotional debut on April 10, when he took a split-verdict over former heavyweight titlist Alexander Volkov at Bellator 136. Johnson is 9-2 during his professional tenure and owns notable victories over Tim Sylvia, Derrick Lewis and Tony Lopez.
Butler competed once in 2015, submitting Josh Diekmann with a guillotine choke just 64 seconds into their encounter at Bellator 134 this past February. “The Silencer” is 9-1-1 overall and has finished all of his triumphs by knockout, technical knockout or submission.