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The 2020 Bellator MMA calendar concluded with a new champion on December 10. After a four-month hiatus, the promotion is expected to return.
From July 24 onward, Bellator’s US events have taken place in Uncasville, Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena. Following an initial report from MMA DNA, MMA Fighting has confirmed the targeting of an April 9 event for the promotion the Mohegan Sun again to play host.
Original hopes for the Bellator 2021 schedule were to see the action begin in February. However, plans changed for undisclosed reasons.
At Bellator 254 in December the organization saw only its second flyweight champion be crowned. The reigning unbeaten queen from Hawaii, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, fell short in her long-awaited contest with Brazil’s Juliana Velasquez.