Bellator 266 took place on Saturday night live from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. In the night’s main event, former Bellator light heavyweight champion Phil Davis welcomed former UFC middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero to the Bellator cage.
Also, Bellator 266’s co-main event featured a matchup in the welterweight division between fourth ranked contender Neiman Gracie and Mark Lemminger. Gracie looked to pick up a big win in that fight to stay towards the top of the division, meanwhile Lemminger looked to win the biggest fight of his career.