Bellator will crown a new heavyweight champion in at the Forum in Los Angeles on Jan. 26.
Bellator President Scott Coker confirmed the date and venue with the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday.
“L.A. has a great MMA market, we have a great relationship with the Forum, and when you look at the fighter bases, there’s so many great gyms there,” Coker said. “When I think about MMA in the United States, I think first of L.A., the Bay Area, Las Vegas and New York … L.A. is such a big hub. The guys know that when they fight in L.