Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2

Sergei Kharitonov vs. Cheick Kongo (Heavyweight)  Logan Storley vs. Dante Schiro (Welterweight)  Billy Swanson vs. Marcelo Golm (Heavyweight)  Keith Lee vs. Jornel Lugo (Catchweight)

Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov

Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (Bantamweight)  Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Jeremy Kennedy (Featherweight)  Josh Hill vs. Jared Scoggins (Bantamweight)  Johnny Eblen vs. Collin Huckbody (Middleweight)

Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi

Bellator 293: Golm vs. James was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on March 31, 2023, at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, United States. The main event of Bellator 293 was a heavyweight match between No. 5-ranked Marcelo Golm and No. 8-ranked Daniel James. Top-ranked Cat Zingano faced the No. 4-ranked Leah McCourt in the co-main event of the card. The main card will also include a middleweight battle between No. 4-ranked John Salter and No. 6-ranked Aaron Jeffrey and a welterweight matchup between No. 10-ranked Jaleel Willis and Rustam Khabilov, a 13-fight UFC veteran who will be making his Bellator debut.

Bellator 293: Golm vs. James

Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on June 16, 2023, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States. A Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Vadim Nemkov and Yoel Romero headlined the event. The co-main event, a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Sergio Pettis and the current Bellator Featherweight Champion Patrício Pitbull (also former Bellator Lightweight Champion) took place.