MMA Fighting · Jun 4, 2019
Bare-knuckle boxing champion Bec Rawlings headed to Bellator
Bec Rawlings Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Bare-knuckle boxing champion and UFC veteran Bec Rawlings is returning to MMA with Bellator.
MMA Fighting confirmed with sources that Rawlings (7-8) has agreed to join the Bellator roster, though a contract has not been signed yet. The news was first reported by ESPN.
Rawlings has not competed in MMA since UFC 223 on April 7, 2018, where she lost a unanimous decision to Ashlee Evans-Smith in a flyweight bout. The 30-year-old Australian ended her UFC run with four straight losses. However, she made her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut the following June and won the National Police Gazette flyweight belt.