One of the top lightweight fighters in Bellator is now a free agent as former title challenger Marcin Held announced on Wednesday morning that he is now a free agent after he terminated his contract with the California based promotion.
Today I terminated my contract with @BellatorMMA in friendship relations.It's time to move on. I'm free agent now! @ufc @MantoFight
— Marcin Held (@MarcinHeld) August 17, 2016
Held (22-4) is coming off a decision win against Dave Jansen at Bellator 155 and he won eleven of his fourteen fights in the promotion. He is 7-1 in his last eight fights and the only defeat in his last eight fights came against current UFC lightweight Will Brooks in a title fight at Bellator 145.