After a successful decade fighting at welterweight, Chidi Njokuani’s body decided it was time for a change. His debut at middleweight was a victorious occasion against Japanese power puncher Hisaki Kato at Bellator 189. This Friday, at Bellator 210, he will step into the cage as a middleweight for the second time, happier, healthier and primed to make a run towards bigger opportunities.
“It had a lot to do with the weight cut,” Njokuani told Sherdog about why he left the 170-pound division. “I’m getting older now, so it’s harder to get the weight off.