Bellator Summer Series 2012 light heavyweight tournament winner Attila Vegh (28-4-2) has been forced out of an upcoming Bellator 84 title with division champ Christian ‘Tonton’ M’Pumbu (18-4-1) due to injury.
The injury to Vegh was reported by MMAjunkie.com who confirmed the news with sources close to Bellator. No details on the nature of the injury were noted.
The two fighters are now expected to meet sometime during Season Eight on Spike TV, if Vegh has recovered by that time.
Bellator 84 will take place on December 14, 2012 at the Horeshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The event will feature the Season Seven finals in the Heavyweight and Lightweight divisions, pitting Alexander Volkov vs. Richard Hale and Marcin Held vs. Dave Jansen respectively.
Vegh rolled through the Summer Series tournament with wins over Zelg Galesic at Bellator 71, Emanuel Newton at Bellator 72, and against Travis Wiuff at Bellator 73. The win over Wiuff was Vegh’s eight straight win, making hims 8-1-1 in his last ten bouts.
M’Pumbu hasn’t fought since October 2011 when he fought Wiuff in a non-title bout as part of Bellator 55. ‘Tonton’ would lose by decision becoming the first Bellator champ to lose a non-title match. The French fighter won the inaugural light heavyweight title in May 2011 by stopping Hale by TKO at Bellator 45.