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Bellator to announce signing of Roger Huerta
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Roger Huerta is set to test his mettle in Bellator Fighting Championships’ season two eight-man…
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Roger Huerta is set to test his mettle in Bellator Fighting Championships’ season two eight-man lightweight tournament.
Sources close to the situation confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that the popular lightweight received his formal release from the UFC this week, which opened the door to finalize a deal with the upstart promotion.
Bellator has called a video press conference for Monday at 3 p.m. ET that will stream live at Bellator.com.
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