Tag: Khonry Gracie

Bellator parts ways with 18 fighters: Daniel Straus, Tywan Claxton, Liam McGeary included

Bellator MMA has parted ways with over a dozen fighters, including more than a handful of notable names.

Eighteen fighters are no longer on the Bellator roster.

Among those who have parted ways includes former featherweight champion Daniel Straus, former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary, boxer-turned-MMA-fighter Heather Hardy, and former UFC fighter Bec Rawlings. The list also includes two fighters who never got to compete after signing with the promotion because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s unclear whether each fighter was released, left on their own accord, or elected not to re-sign with the promotion. However, a Bellator official recently informed MMA Junkie that the promotion is moving on without the 18 fighters listed below.

Injuries cancel Dillon Danis, Khonry Gracie’s fights from Bellator 238

Two of the bigger names scheduled for Bellator 238 are now off the card after suffering undisclosed injuries.

Next week’s Bellator 238 will proceed minus two of their more interesting personalities.

Two bouts were scratched from the card Friday due to undisclosed injuries to the fights’ respective A-sides: [autotag]Dillon Danis[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Kegan Gennrich[/autotag], and [autotag]Khonry Gracie[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Hector Saldana[/autotag]. MMA Junkie confirmed an initial report by ZThe Orange County Register through a source with knowledge of the situation.

Danis (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) the controversial associate of Conor McGregor and jiu-jitsu standout, was scheduled to meet Gennrich (2-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a 175-catchweight main-card bout.

Gracie (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), the son of MMA founding father Royce Gracie, was slated to meet Hector Saldana (3-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a preliminary-card welterweight bout.

The cancelations drop the numbers of fights on the card to 15. No word yet on which preliminary fight might be bumped up to the evening’s main card.

Bellator 238 takes place Jan. 25 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

The fight will be part of the Bellator 238 prelims, which stream on MMA Junkie prior to the main card on DAZN from The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.