Fight Facts: Bellator 248 and Bellator Paris

Fight Facts is a breakdown of all of the interesting information and cage curiosities on every card, with some puns, references and portmanteaus to keep things fun. These deep stat dives delve into the numbers, providing historical context and telling the stories behind those numbers.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF BELLATOR FIGHTS: 2,771

TOTAL NUMBER OF BELLATOR EVENTS: 250

Bellator MMA became the first major organization to hold an event in France when it put on Bellator 248. Although the promotion unnecessarily split the card into two sections, several smashing results came out of it. The event featured the first Japanese necktie submission in company history, a perfect flying knee with the post-fight…