It was all a dream …

It was funny and fitting that Bellator 301 crowned two new champions and advanced one fighter to the finals of the company’s ongoing grand prix just a couple days before we got final confirmed it had been acquired by the PFL. At least for now, the PFL says it will continue running something called the Bellator International Champions Series but, come on, we know how these things go. This week, we discuss the end(ish?) of Bellator and what kind of player this could now make the PFL on the national MMA scene.

Plus, Brendan Allen roughs up Paul Craig and Tom Aspinall calls out some rubbish.

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