Michael Chandler, who has been one of the primary faces of Bellator MMA during his promotional tenure, will test the free-agent market after his next fight.
The former lightweight champion told ESPN that his scheduled bout with Benson Henderson at Bellator 244 on June 6 is the final fight on his current contract with the California-based promotion.
"We have had some talks, but it looks like I'm going to be a free agent after this fight," Chandler said. "I would love nothing more than to finish my career and retire as a Bellator fighter, and I've told that to [Bellator president] Scott Coker, but the simple fact is they have a business to run with checks and balances, and I know my wife and son deserve to be taken care of, and I have a calling in life that might require me to go elsewhere.