A bantamweight division attraction has been added to Bellator 255 according to MMA DNA as Jared Scoggins faces Magomed Magomedov.
Scoggins (10-1-0) is making his Bellator debut in this bout and does so on the strength of a five fight winning streak. Scoggins is also the current Cage Fury Fighting Championship Bantamweight Champion, defeating Thomas Vasquez for the gold at CFFC 84. Scoggins has suffered a single loss as a professional MMA fighter and that came to Jesse Bazi at WXC 67 in February of 2017.
Magomedov (17-1-0) is undefeated thus far under the Bellator banner, having defeated Matheus Mattos at Bellator 254. Magomedov is a former ACB Bantamweight Champion, losing the gold to UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan at ACB 57. Magomedov has competed 18 times as a pro MMA fighter and seven of them went the distance.
Bellator 255 takes place on Friday, April 2 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut with Patricio Pitbull and Emmanuel Sanchez headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on Showtime.