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Fifteen fighters are no longer on the promotion’s roster – including one 10-year veteran.
Over a dozen fighters are no longer with Bellator MMA.
Promotion officials recently informed MMA Junkie of 15 athletes who have parted ways with the promotion, though they didn’t specify if the departures are a result of contract termination, free agency or something else.
Twelve of the 15 names are fighters from the promotion’s European series, which has not held an event since October 2020.
Scroll below to see the names who have parted ways with Bellator.
The full fight card for Bellator 247 set for Milan, Italy on Oct. 3, has been confirmed.
The fight card for the second leg of Bellator’s Italian triple-header has now been confirmed.
Bellator 247 takes place Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, with a 10-fight preliminary lineup preceding a four-bout main card.
The night’s main event features a welterweight battle between England’s [autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] (42-17-2 MMA, 8-4 BMMA) and America’s [autotag]Derek Anderson[/autotag] (16-3 MMS, 7-3 BMMA), while the co-main event sees middleweight London Shootfighters prospect [autotag]Norbert Novenyi[/autotag] (4-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) take on French newcomer [autotag]Laid Zerhouni[/autotag] (7-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).
Also set for main card action is England’s former flyweight title challenger [autotag]Kate Jackson[/autotag] (11-4-1 MMA, 3-2), who takes on Dutch Bellator kickboxing champion [autotag]Denise Kielholtz[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 5-1 BMMA), while the opening bout of the main card offers a showcase for Moroccan striker [autotag]Ilias Bulaid[/autotag] (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), who takes on the debuting Italian [autotag]Ivan Naccari[/autotag] (0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).
With the additions, the Bellator 247 card now includes:
MAIN CARD (CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (12:15 p.m. ET, MMA Junkie)
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