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The event saw Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald move up to the middleweight division to challenge Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi for the Bellator middleweight title. MacDonald was attempting to become the second multi-division champion in Bellator history, after former Bellator bantamweight and featherweight champion Joe Warren. In addition, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson met rival and former PRIDE FC middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva for the fourth time in their respective careers. Going into this fight, Silva held a 2-1 advantage in the series.

The event featured in the main event a Bellator Welterweight Championship bout between the champion Rory MacDonald and Jon Fitch. The bout served as both a title defense for MacDonald and a quarter-final match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. The event featured a Bellator Women's Flyweight Championship bout between the champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Veta Arteaga.

Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo was a mixed martial arts event that took place on September 8th, 2019 at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The event took place on Paramount Network and DAZN.

Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov took place on February 21, 2020 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

Mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that will take place on April 15, 2022, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, United States. A. J. McKee vs. Patrício Pitbull (Featherweight) Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson (Light Heavyweight) Aaron Pico vs. Adli Edwards (Catchweight 150 lb) Timothy Johnson vs. Linton Vassell (Heavyweight)

UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen (also known as UFC on ESPN 44) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 15, 2023, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and Arnold Allen headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 13, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker headlined the event.