Bellator MMA held a total of 13 events in 2023. The first one was “Bellator 290” at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on February 4, 2023.
On October 26, 2011, Bellator MMA was acquired by Viacom. On December 4, 2019, Viacom and CBS Corporation merged and formed ViacomCBS, which was renamed Paramount Global on February 15, 2022.
On November 17, 2023, “Bellator 301” was held at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, USA, making it the final Bellator MMA event before the promotion was acquired by the Professional Fighters League. On November 20, 2023, the PFL completed the acquisition of Bellator MMA from Paramount Global.
All newly acquired Bellator MMA fighters will become part of the PFL platform and available to compete in PFL fight franchises. Here are the 23 most handsome mixed martial artists who had at least one Bellator MMA fight in 2023:
#23. Luca Poclit, 34, Moldova (welterweight)
#22. Ramazan Kuramagomedov, 27, Russia (welterweight)
#21. Brennan Ward, 35, USA (welterweight)
#20. Michael Blockhus, 24, USA (featherweight)
#19. Darrion Caldwell, 36, USA (bantamweight)
#18. Roberto de Sousa, 34, Brazil (welterweight)
#17. Benson Henderson, 40, USA (lightweight)
#16. Alex Polizzi, 32, USA (light heavyweight)
#15. Sergio Pettis, 30, USA (bantamweight)
#14. Mark Ewen, 24, Scotland (lightweight)
#13. AJ McKee, 28, USA (featherweight)
#12. Dalton Rosta, 28, USA (middleweight)
#11. James Gonzalez, 34, USA (featherweight)
#10. Kane Mousah, 37, England (lightweight)
#9. Alfie Davis, 31, England (lightweight)
#8. Lorenz Larkin, 37, USA (welterweight)
#7. Bobby Seronio III, 25, USA (featherweight)
#6. Jordan Newman, 28, USA (middleweight)
#5. Levan Chokheli, 27, Georgia (welterweight)
#4. Goiti Yamauchi, 30, Brazil / Japan (welterweight)
#3. Pieter Buist, 35, Netherlands (lightweight)
#2. Chris Gonzalez, 32, USA (lightweight)
#1. Gegard Mousasi, 38, Netherlands (middleweight)
