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REPORT: RAUFEON STOTS FACES JOSH HILL AT BELLATOR 258

By David Tees on 3/4/2021 3:10 PM

A bantamweight division attraction is coming to Bellator 258 according to MMA Junkie as Raufeon Stots faces Josh Hill.

Stots (15-1-0) is undefeated thus far under the Bellator banner, picking up wins over Cheyden Leialoha, Cass Bell and Keith Lee. Stots is a former Victory FC Bantamweight Champion, defeating Robert Emerson at Victory FC 56 to claim the gold. Stots has suffered a single defeat as a pro MMA fighter and that came to UFC fighter Merab Dvalishvili at Ring Of Combat 59.

Hill (20-3-0) is also undefeated in Bellator competition, picking up victories over Vinicius Zani and Erik Perez. Hill has twice before challenged for the WSOF Bantamweight Title, losing both times to UFC veteran Marlon Moraes. Hill has competed 23 times as a pro MMA fighter and 14 of those bouts went the distance. 

Bellator 258 takes place on Friday, May 7 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut with Juan Archuleta and Sergio Pettis headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on Showtime.