Bellator had some big news leading up to its Bellator 161: "Kongo vs. Johnson" event tonight (Fri., Sept. 16, 2016) at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas. "American Gangster" Chael Sonnen signed a contract to fight for Bellator MMA. Sonnen also had some big news during Bellator's conference call to promote his signing, revealing that the penalties for any drug test failure as a Bellator fighter would be harsh.
"Scott [Coker] had said earlier that he didn't really want to talk about the contract so, I'm hesitant to offer this, but allow me to anyway," he said.