Interim Title Fight Set; 2 Bouts Nixed

While there was plenty of drama ahead of weigh-ins, Bellator
MMA had a relatively smooth ceremony as every fighter that hit
the scales made weight ahead of Bellator
295.

The second of the promotion’s Hawaiian mixed martial arts two cards
this weekend will see interim titleholder Raufeon
Stots take on Patrick Mix
in the bantamweight grand prix final. Both men made weight and are
eligible to win both the championship and the million-dollar prize.

Two fights were pulled during the morning (Kyoji
Horiguchi vs. Ray Borg and
Weber
Almeida vs. Keoni
Diggs), although all other fighters made weight.

Stots (19-1) is on the best stretch of his career, still undefeated
as a Bellator fighter with wins in his last 11 fights. Most
recently, “Supa” defeated Danny
Sabatello via split decision to retain the interim belt that he
claimed by knocking out Juan
Archuleta. Now he’ll look to win the grand prix and look to
unify with Sergio
Pettis down the line. Stots stepped on the scale at 134.2
pounds.

Looking to win the title is Mix (17-1), who also has largely lived
up to the hype inside the Bellator cage. Besides a defeat to
Archuleta in 2020, “Patchy” has won every other fight in his
career. The 29-year-old has won four straight fights, which include
impressive wins over Kyoji
Horiguchi and Magomed
Magomedov. Mix weighed in at 135 pounds on the dot.

Bellator 295 will air live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on
Saturday. Prelims begin on YouTube at 7:55 p.m. ET/4:55 p.m.
PT.