34 year old Former Bellator Fighter Brandon Bell has been arrested overnight. WYMT Mountain News, a CBS affiliate in Eastern Kentucky, reports that Brandon Bell, 34, was arrested in Lejunior, KY on Sunday and charged with second-degree rape and sodomy.
A warrant for Bell’s arrest states that the teen allegedly had a consensual sexual relationship with him in summer of 2017 and that he was well aware she was underage.
Bell has an mma record of 8-6 and was featured at Bellator MMA Fight Series: Bristol. He was recently set to headline Valor Fights 48.
Valor Fights, who released a statement to Bloody Elbow. Valor Fights’ full statement is presented below:
Firstly, our thoughts are with the victim of this crime, her family, and her community. When we were made aware of Brandon Bell’s recent arrest, we made the decision to pull him from the event and have no intention of putting him on future cards.
Bell’s own instagram bio reads:
Professional MMA fighter, single daddy of 2 wonderful children, gym fanatic.
Official statement reads:
