Gesias "JZ" Calvancante (Pictures) was contacted by Dream staff early Wednesday and informed of
Shinya Aoki (Pictures)'s withdrawal from the May 11 Dream lightweight grand prix semifinals, a source from Calvancante's camp told Sherdog.com Wednesday.
Aoki suffered a facial injury in Tuesday's bout that saw him outpoint Calvancante after two rounds.
Calvancante was approached about replacing the Japanese fighter, but the 24-year-old American Top Team representative could not come to terms with the promotion and has since left Japan.
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