One of the pillars of Bellator’s early days, the two-time champion finds himself in the thick of the title hunt again as he prepares to compete in the opening round of the Featherweight World Grand Prix, which kicks off at Bellator 226 this Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
It’s been a rocky couple of years for Curran, who was only fought once since October 2017, with much of that time off spent dealing with a knee injury. When he returned this past May, it was in a losing effort to unbeaten 24-year-old A.