Bellator MMA
Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Heavyweight 265 lb ( 120 kg ; 18.9 st ) Ryan Bader January 26 , 2019 ( Bellator 214 ) 0
Light Heavyweight 205 lb ( 93 kg ; 14.6 st ) Ryan Bader June 24 , 2017 ( Bellator 180 ) 1
Middleweight 185 lb ( 84 kg ; 13.2 st ) Vacant February 10 , 2020 N/A
Welterweight 170 lb ( 77 kg ; 12 st ) Douglas Lima October 26 , 2019 ( Bellator 232 ) 0
Lightweight 155 lb ( 70 kg ; 11.1 st ) Patrício Freire May 11 , 2019 ( Bellator 221 ) 0
Featherweight 145 lb ( 66 kg ; 10.5 st ) Patrício Freire April 21 , 2017 ( Bellator 178 ) 3
Women 's Featherweight 145 lb ( 66 kg ; 10.5 st ) Cris Cyborg January 25 , 2020 ( Bellator 238 ) 0
Bantamweight 135 lb ( 61 kg ; 9.9 st ) Vacant November 27 , 2019 N/A
Women 's Flyweight 125 lb ( 56 kg ; 8.13 st ) Ilima-Lei Macfarlane November 3 , 2017 ( Bellator 186 ) 4
Current champions
Main article : List of Bellator MMA champions
Bellator MMA is an American mixed martial arts promotion company based in Santa Monica, California that is owned and operated as a subsidiary of ViacomCBS. It is one of the largest MMA promotion companies in the world and features many of the upper echelon athletes in combat sports. Its first event was held in 2009, with 236 numbered events held as of December 2019. The word Bellator is Latin for warrior. The company was previously known as Bellator Fighting Championships
 Bellator MMA currently features notable talents such as Michael Chandler, Ryan Bader, Gegard Mousasi, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, Paul Daley, Lyoto Machida, Patrício Pitbull Freire, Quinton Rampage Jackson, Michael Venom Page, Douglas Lima, and Cris Cyborg, among others.