Corey Anderson has signed a contract to compete with Bellator MMA. Anderson was under contract with the UFC and had fights remaining. However, they allowed him out of his contract and allowed him to sign with the rival promotion.
Corey Anderson (13-5) had won four consecutive fights prior to losing in his last outing against Jan Blachowicz at UFC on ESPN+ 25. Prior to that loss, he had consecutive victories over Johnny Walker, Ilir Latifi, Glover Teixeira, and Patrick Cummins.