Bellator MMA is returning to Italy in the fall.
The promotion officially announced on Wednesday that the event will take place Oct. 29 at the Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan, and will serve as Bellator’s first fan-attended event in Italy since October 2019’s Bellator 230 event.
Bellator held three empty arena shows in September and October 2020. during the COVID -19 Pandemic.
According to the promotion
The fight card will be revealed in the next weeks and will air on Showtime U.S.
Bellator 230 was headlined by local fighter, and UFC veteran Alessio Sakara — in what turned out to be his final fight with the promotion — as he knocked out Canaan Grigsby in just 23 seconds to send the hometown crowd happy. In addition, current Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov earned a title shot with a second-round submission win over Rafael Carvalho.
