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Bellator MMA cuts Will Brooks, strips Vitaly Minakov of heavyweight title

Bellator 154 had its share of surprises last night, and not all of them took place inside the cage.

Bellator 154 "Davis vs. King Mo" took place last night (Sat., May 14, 2016) at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. An action-packed main card featured three first round finishes and a highly competitive No. 1 contender's fight between "Mr. Wonderful" Phil Davis and Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal.

Bellator took the opportunity during the TV broadcast to make some announcements about the company's future, but dropped a bombshell about Vitaly Minakov in the most low key way possible: an offhand remark by the commentators that the lightweight and heavyweight titles were now vacant.