Darrion Caldwell

Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko (Heavyweight) Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov (Middleweight) Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward (Welterweight)

Bellator 238 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT). The event takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the main event, women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd (13-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) takes on challenger and former UFC, Invicta and Strikeforce champ Cris Cyborg (21-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). In the co-feature, Adam Borics (14-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) meets Darrion Caldwell (13-3 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) in a quarterfinal bout in the ongoing featherweight grand prix.

Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky (Heavyweight) Benson Henderson vs. Islam Mamedov (Lightweight) Henry Corrales vs. Aiden Lee (Featherweight) Sabah Homasi vs. Jaleel Willis (Welterweight)

Bellator 167 was headlined by a bantamweight fight pitting Darrion Caldwell against Joe Taimanglo. Caldwell and Taimanglo previously met in a catchweight bout at Bellator 159. Caldwell did well in the first two rounds, but was caught with a fight-ending guillotine choke nine seconds into the third round. The defeat was the first loss of Caldwell’s career and Caldwell was a 14-1 favorite entering the bout, making the upset the fourth biggest in MMA history. Taimanglo was riding a four-fight winning streak into the rematch. Caldwell came into the first bout with Taimanglo off a career-best win over Joe Warren at Bellator 151. A featherweight bout between Pat Curran and John Teixeira was also scheduled for this card. However, the fight was cancelled in early November due to an injury sustained by Curran. Teixeira instead faced Justin Lawrence.

Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell took place on October 6, 2017 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Higo took place on March 2, 2018 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event aired live in prime time on Paramount Network. The event was headlined by Bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell making the first defense of his title against Pitbull brothers' protege Leandro Higo.

Bellator 204: Caldwell vs. Lahat took place on August 17, 2018 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will air live in prime time on Paramount Network. The event featured Bellator Bantamweight Champion Darrion Caldwell moving up to Featherweight as he fought Noad Lahat in a non-title bout. James Gallagher competed at Bantamweight for the first time as he fought Bellator newcomer Ricky Bandejas.

Machida vs. Sonnen June 14, 2019 Madison Square Garden New York, NY The event featured a Bellator Welterweight Championship bout between the champion Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie. The bout served as both a title defense for MacDonald and a semi-final match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. The event also featured a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and Chael Sonnen, as well as a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between current champ Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi. The bout was a rematch from the 2018 meeting between the two that took place at RIZIN 14 on New Year's Eve.

Bellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta is scheduled to take place on September 28, 2019 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event will take place on DAZN. The event will feature a Bellator Featherweight Championship bout between the champion Patricio Freire and Juan Archuleta, which a first round bout in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix.

November 19, 2020 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT

Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Bellator MMA that took place on May 21, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

RIZIN 14 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The biggest event in the promotion’s history features 14 fights in the final MMA event of the year. In the night’s headliner, boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. competes in the country of Japan for the first time in a three-round boxing exhibition with Japanese prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa, who is undefeated as a professional combat-sports athlete. The co-headliner features two of the best bantamweights in the world. Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell challenges Kyoji Horiguchi for the inaugural RIZIN bantamweight title.