By Nolan King | May 3, 2021 9:00 pm 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. Weight class: Light heavyweight MMA record: 9-5 Bellator record: 1-1 Yannick Bahati departs Bellator with a win and a loss in the promotion. In his promotional debut, Bahati submitted Amir Dadovic via kimura. In his sophomore outing, he lost to Melvin Manhoef by TKO via ground-and-pound. Weight class: Flyweight MMA record: 7-0 Bellator record: 1-0 In May 2020, Mandy Bohm was scheduled to headline a Bellator card against former UFC women’s flyweight title challenger Liz Carmouche. One year later, she is no longer on the roster. In her lone Bellator appearance this past September, Bohm defeated Griet Eeckhout by unanimous decision. Weight class: Welterweight MMA record: 5-0 Bellator record: 2-0 Undefeated and still only 23 years old, Justin Burlinson won both of his Bellator appearances inside the distance. In his promotional debut, Burlinson choked out Maciek Gierszewski in Round 1. His second appearance only lasted… Click below to read the full story from MMAJunkie
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Bellator parts ways with 15 fighters including A.J. Matthews, Mandy Bohm, Will Fleury, more
