Thiago Santos replaces injured Mike Hayes in tourney semifinals at Bellator 56

As officials feared, a broken orbital bone has forced Mike Hayes out of Bellator’s current season-five heavyweight tournament.

In his place steps replacement Thiago Santos, who now meets Blagoi Ivanov in a semifinal matchup later this month at Bellator 56, officials today announced.

Bellator 56 takes place Oct. 29 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.