The first 5,000 fans to enter the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., for
Bellator 185 will walk away with a keepsake featuring one of mixed martial arts’ most revered pioneers.
Gracie, a UFC Hall of Famer who won the Las Vegas-based organization’s first two tournaments, returned to the cage at Bellator 149, where he stopped rival Shamrock in the opening frame on Feb. 19, 2016.
Bellator 185 is headlined by a middleweight showdown between Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko and airs on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.