SAN DIEGO – Slim Trabelsi’s journey to Bellator no doubt was more trying than the path taken by the vast majority of his contemporaries.
Trabelsi, the first Bellator fighter from Tunisia, spent years, he said, struggling to legally cross European borders and with finances. Before he got to Bellator, he thought he was in the UFC – until a controversial clash between managers kept him out of the promotion. That was just another bump in a road filled with them. Now that he’s finally in Bellator, he intends to make his trials and tribulations worth their while.
Trabelsi talked about that and more at Thursday’s Bellator 300 media day in San Diego.
Check out the full interview in the video above. Bellator 300 takes place Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The main card, which features three title fights, airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 300.
