Daniel Crawford’s capture of BAMMA’s featherweight title against Damian Lapilus proved to be his calling card to the big leagues, with Bellator announcing his signing earlier this week.
The Brit’s second-round knockout of the champion came on the back of his first-round stoppage of another hardened European veteran, Ronnie Mann.
After claiming the BAMMA title, Crawford predicted that global promotions would be vying for his signature. Although his premonition proved to be true, the 24-year-old is not getting ahead of himself and is saving the celebrations for after he makes his debut.
“I did expect to sign to one of the big promotions, but at the same time the hard work isn’t done,” Crawford told MMA Fighting.