It's been a chaotic few months outside of the cage for Bellator MMA. Although reports exist regarding a sale of Bellator to the Professional Fighters League (PFL), nothing official has been confirmed.
Bellator 301 (Friday, 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT, Showtime) from Wintrust Arena in Chicago is the final show of the 2023 calendar of events for the promotion and also the final event from Bellator to air on the Paramount Global-owned cable network.
Bellator lightweight fighter Mansour Barnaoui (20-6) is being accused of domestic abuse by his girlfriend. According to the French gossip news outlet, AQABABE, the allegations were posted on social media on October 27th by his girlfriend whose name is given as Joanne.
Today is the day. Bellator 300 has arrived and fight fans are a half-an-hour out from showtime.
Before a massive three-title fight main card, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put together an absolutely loaded preliminary card. With thirteen fights etched out for the preliminary, the night is scheduled to start with a bang.
San Diego's Pechanga Arena plays host to the landmark Bellator 300, although officially, this card is the promotion's 306th lifetime show. As usual, Showtime is the place for the action inside the United States.
The global duopoly of the UFC and ONE Championship remains evident with social media data over the past year. The two martial arts behemoths of the East and West remain far ahead of the field. This is according to data collected by Crowdtangle and Fanpage Karma.
Today is fight day for Bellator MMA, as have dropped down to Dubline, Ireland, once more for Bellator 299. The main card is strapped up to be one packed with top-level action and is to be capped off with an 185-lb. title scrap. But, before we get there, fight fans are treated with a massive preliminary card.
