Potentially explosive claims have been leveled against Bellator MMA involving alleged improper, and even forged, fighter medicals.
Former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Zach Light filed a wrongful termination lawsuit on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Bellator MMA and its parent company Viacom, "due to [Light] having protested certain illegal practices jeopardizing the health and safety of professional fighters and mixed martial artists all for defendants' profit and financial gain."
According to the complaint, after concluding his fight career in 2011, Light became Bellator's Talent Development Director under founder and former CEO Bjorn Rebney, receiving "the highest rankings on his annual reviews.