Sidney Outlaw credits camp switch for new mentality at Bellator 298: 'I'm not the best. I'm a beast'
A little more than a year after a devastating knockout loss, Sidney Outlaw picked up a crucial win this past Friday. Outlaw (17-5 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) outworked Islam Mamedov (22-3-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) for a unanimous decision to open the main card at Bellator 298 in Sioux Falls, S.D. It was his first win since a June 2021 submission of Myles Jury. Outlaw was set to fight then-lightweight champion Patricky Freire for the title in July 2022, but Freire was forced out of the fight. Outlaw instead fought Tofiq Musayev in a co-feature – and was knocked out in 27 seconds. Set to try to get back on track in Bellator’s lightweight grand prix, Outlaw failed a drug test and was removed from the tournament completely. The win over Mamedov was a tough task for a rebound, and Outlaw said his move from American Top Team in South Florida to the nearby Kill Cliff gym paid dividends, even though he didn’t leave ATT on bad terms at all. “I’m not the best. I’m a beast,” Outlaw said. “I just push, push, push...