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Kevin Casey Has Signed With Bellator

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11.01.2016 | 2:07 PM ET

By Shaun Al-Shatti

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Former UFC middleweight and The Ultimate Fighter veteran Kevin Casey has signed with Bellator MMA on a multi-year, multi-fight deal and is eyeing a promotional debut in early 2017. Bellator officials confirmed the signing on Monday.

Casey (9-5-1, 2 NC) was one of 13 casualties in a recent round of UFC roster cuts, however he needed less than two weeks to find a new home in the Bellator middleweight division.

The 35-year-old Casey is targeting a Bellator debut on Jan. 21 at Bellator 170, on the same card headlined by a match-up between Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz.

A former RFA champion, Casey first rose to mixed martial arts prominence in 2013 as a cast member on the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter. A member of Team Sonnen, Casey quickly exited the UFC following a loss to the late Josh Samman in his Octagon debut, but then rebounded to win his next three fights, including a first-round knockout over eventual TUF 23 winner Andrew Sanchez.

That run earned Casey a second shot in the UFC, where he struggled to a 1-2-1 record with two no contests over six outings. Casey also tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone in a 2014 drug test at UFC 175 in a fight that was originally a 61-second knockout win in Casey's favor.

Casey now joins a Bellator middleweight division that is ruled by reigning champion Rafael Carvalho and features veteran fighters Alexander Shlemenko, Kendall Grove, Hisaki Kato, and Melvin Manhoef, along with top prospect Ed Ruth and noted jiu-jitsu black belt Ralek Gracie.

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Fighter Details

  • Name: Kevin Casey
  • Pro MMA Record: 9-6-2, 2 NC (Win-Loss-Draw)
  • Nickname: King
  • Current Streak: 3 Losses
  • Age: 1981-06-15 | Date of Birth: 1981.06.15
  • Last Fight: August 25, 2017 in BFC
  • Weight Class: Middleweight | Last Weigh-In: 186.0 lbs
  • Affiliation: Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
  • Height: 5'11" (181cm) | Reach: 77.0" (196cm)
  • Career Disclosed Earnings: $91,000 USD
  • Born: Hawthorne, California
  • Fighting out of: Hawthorne, California
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11.01.2016 | 11:00 PM ET

He's kind of a flakey dude who attracts weird/bad events but I guess Bellator's middleweight division is thin enough that it isn't a bad signing.

"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib


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