Those who didn’t know what [autotag]Raymond Daniels[/autotag] was all about learned in a hurry last year when he made his Bellator debut at Bellator Birmingham.
The Southern California native has long been a kickboxing star, but not every MMA fan follows kickboxing, so some were unaware of what he can do.
Turns out, his fight against Wilker Barros last May was quite an introduction: a ridiculous, flashy knockout.
Now, Daniels is ready for his Bellator return. The company announced Monday that Daniels, who is based out of Long Beach, will head up I-405 to Inglewood and compete on the company’s first major event of 2020, Bellator 238 in Inglewood.
There, Daniels (1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), will meet [autotag]Jason King[/autotag]. The Tennessee-based King (7-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has primarily competed in Valor Fighting Challenge and will make his Bellator debut. King has only gone the distance once in his career, with all seven of his career victories inside the distance, including a first-round TKO of Brian Jackson in his last fight Nov. 1.
Bellator 238 is headlined by the debut of former UFC, Strikeforce, and Invicta featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, who will look to add a Bellator belt to her collection when she meets 145-pound champ Julia Budd in the main event at The Forum.
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The current Bellator 238 lineup includes:
- Champ Julia Budd vs. Cris Cyborg – for women’s featherweight title
- Adam Borics vs. Darrion Caldwell
- Alfred Khashakyan vs. Sergio Pettis
- Dillon Danis vs. Kegan Gennrich
- Juan Archuleta vs. Henry Corrales
- Aaron Pico vs. Daniel Carey
- Mario Navarro vs. Jay Jay Wilson
- Khonry Gracie vs. Hector Saldana
- David Pacheco vs. Craig Plaskett
- Brandon Bender vs. Joshua Jones
- Dominic Clark vs. Ricardo Seixas Filho
- Tyler Beneke vs. Jarrett Connor
- AJ Agazarm vs. Adel Altamimi
- Curtis Millender vs. Moses Murrietta
- Chris Avila vs. Anthony Taylor
- Raymond Daniels vs. Jason King
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