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Glasgow , United Kingdom - 16 July 2017; Leslie Smith celebrates defeating Amanda Lemos in their bantamweight bout at UFC Fight Night Glasgow in the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Former UFC bantamweight Leslie Smith signs with Bellator

Bobby Lashley claims he’s still under contact with Bellator MMA

5 takeaways from the Bellator 222 press conference

Bellator returns to New York in June with Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida

HAMBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 01: Josh Barnett of the USA speaks to the press during the Ultimate Media Day for the UFC Fight Night held at Barclaycard Arena on September 1, 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. Andrei 'The Pit Bull' Arlovski and Josh 'The Warmaster' Barnett will fight in the main event on Saturday the 3rd of September, 2016 in this location. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Scott Coker announces Josh Barnett has signed with Bellator

UNCASVILLE, CT - APRIL 20: Saad Awad pose for photos at the weigh-in. Saad Awad will be challenging Ryan Quinn at Lightweight in Bellator 178 on April 20, 2017 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Bellator 219: Fight card, start time, channel guide

Joey Davis (photo courtesy of Bellator MMA)

Joey Davis: ‘I’m ready to show Bellator what I’ve been working on’

INGLEWOOD, CA - JANUARY 21: Emmanuel Sanchez (blue gloves) and Georgi Karakhanya (red gloves) during their Bellator MMA featherweight fight at The Forum on January 21, 2017 in Inglewood, California. Emmanuel Sanchez won by decision. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

Bellator 218: Twitter reacts to Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Georgi Karakhanyan 2

SAITAMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 29: Anatoly Tokov of Russia of reacts after defeating A.J Matthews of the United States in their bout during the Rizin Saraba Fiesta at Saitama Super Arena on December 29, 2015 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Bellator 218: Anatoly Tokov survives, submits Gerald Harris

SAITAMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 29: Valentin Moldavsky of Russia punches Szymon Bajor of Poland in the bout during the RIZIN Fighting World GP 2016 second round at Saitama Super Arena on December 29, 2016 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Bellator 218: Valentin Moldavsky’s ground game too much for Linton Vassell

INGLEWOOD, CA - JANUARY 21: Emmanuel Sanchez (blue gloves) and Georgi Karakhanya (red gloves) during their Bellator MMA featherweight fight at The Forum on January 21, 2017 in Inglewood, California. Emmanuel Sanchez won by decision. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

Bellator 218: Emmanuel Sanchez ‘really wants to stop’ Georgi Karakhanyan this time

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 26, 2019: The Bellator champion belt won by American light heavyweight MMA fighter Ryan Bader in the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix final bout against his Russian rival Fedor Emelianenko at the Forum in Inglewood, California. TASS (Photo by TASSTASS via Getty Images)

Bellator’s Ryan Lilley highlighted on episode 4 of Insight (VIDEO)

KRAKOW, POLAND - FEBRUARY 25: Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic from Croatia speaks during a UFC press conference in Piwnica Pod Baranami Restaurant on February 25, 2015 in Krakow, Poland. (Photo by Adam Nurkiewicz/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Mirko Cro Cop emotionally announces retirement from MMA following a stroke

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 26, 2019: American light heavyweight MMA fighter Ryan Bader poses with his trophies at a press conference on winning the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix final bout against his Russian rival Fedor Emelianenko at the Forum in Inglewood, California; Bader knocked out Emelianenko 35 seconds into the bout. TASS (Photo by TASSTASS via Getty Images)

Ryan Bader, Cheick Kongo exchange words after Bellator 216

Bellator 215: Amanda Bell, Lindsey VanZandt steal spotlight with vicious knockouts

Bellator 216

Bellator 216 official weigh-in results: Paul Daley, Michael Page hit 170 mark

Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (Credit: Bellator MMA)

King Mo to compete at RIZIN 15 in light heavyweight title bout

Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell will face Kyoji Horiguchi for the inaugural Rizin bantamweight title on Dec. 31.

Who would make up the all-Bellator Super Bowl starting line?

Bellator 214: Henry Corrales upsets Aaron Pico with shocking first-round KO

Adel Altamimi walking to the cage with actor Chris Pratt (Photo by Amy Kaplan/FanSided)

Bellator 214: Adel Altamimi stuns in promotional debut after nasty armbar of Brandon McMahan

Fedor Emelianenko at the Bellator 214 open workouts on Jan. 23, 2019. Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Amy Kaplan/FanSided)

Bellator 214: Fedor Emelianenko must channel Sambo and Judo roots

Ryan Bader (Credit: Bellator MMA)

Bellator 214: Ryan Bader must disrespect Fedor on Saturday night

VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 8, 2016: Russian mixed martial artist Fedor Emelianenko (L), president of the Russian MMA Union, multiple World Combat Sambo Champion, gives a masterclass to Primorye fighters at the Molodyozhny Sports Complex. Yuri Smityuk/TASS (Photo by Yuri SmityukTASS via Getty Images)

A timeline of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix

Olga Rubin (photo by Bellator/Lucas Noonen)

Olga Rubin thinks she is two fights away from challenging for the belt

Brent Primus, Bellator 212

Brent Primus on loss to Michael Chandler: ‘It’s never easy losing’

KRAKOW, POLAND - APRIL 11: Mirko Cro Cop enters the Octagon before facing Gabriel Gonzaga in their heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at the Tauron Arena on April 11, 2015 in Krakow, Poland. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Mirko Cro Cop not done yet, makes Bellator debut in February

David Rickels

Bellator 210: David Rickels beats Guilherme Bomba in an exciting fight

Goiti Yamauchi

Bellator 210: Goiti Yamauchi earns split-decision over Daniel Weichel