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Fight Facts: Bellator 257

Fight Facts is a breakdown of all of the interesting information and cage curiosities on every card, with some puns, references and portmanteaus to keep things fun. These deep stat dives delve into the numbers, providing historical context and telling the stories behind those numbers.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF BELLATOR FIGHTS: 2,864
TOTAL NUMBER OF BELLATOR EVENTS: 259

Bellator MMA put on its third rematch in as many headliners, this time with light heavyweight gold on the line. Two of the remaining quarterfinal grand prix matchups at 205 pounds largely went as expected, and several more massive betting favorites all came out with their hand raised.