Sparks signs deal with Bellator

Heavyweight fighter Ron Sparks has signed a long-term contract with Bellator Fighting Championships.

Sparks is set to take part in an upcoming Bellator heavyweight tournament.

Sparks was set to fight former WWE star Bobby Lashley in June, but Lashley had to withdraw from the fight due to injury.

“I want to be like Mike Tyson was in the 1980s,” Sparks stated in today’s press release.

“I’m coming in there to knock you out, and that’s just the way I’m going to come. I’m coming in there to rip your head off. I want to catch them on the chin and be done with them.”

“With his devastating knockout power, natural strength and athleticism, Sparks is a guy who deserves to compete at the next level of competition,” Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney stated in the release. “I’m glad to say he will be doing that under the Bellator banner.”