Report: Bellator Signs Jaleel Willis

MMA

There is a new threat reportedly making his way to Bellator as the promotion has inked Jaleel Willis to a multiple fight contract.

MMA Junkie first reported the news.

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Willis (13-2-0) is the current Legacy Fighting Alliance welterweight champion, defeating Vinicius De Jesus to win the gold at LFA 88 in August of 2020. Willis will enter the promotion riding a four fight winning streak and he hasn’t been defeated in almost two years. Willis has seen his last four professional MMA bouts go the distance and the fighter hasn’t gotten a finish in over two years. Willis has competed a total of 15 times as a professional MMA fighter and nine of those bouts went the distance.

No word has been given at this time as to when Willis will make his promotional debut or whom that bout will come against.

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