Best Bellator photos from January-February 2017: Tito Ortiz's final gravedigger celebration

Bellator continued to make noise in the MMA world in 2017, putting on a number of high-profile and notable events that captured the attention of fight fans more than ever before.

Although it wasn’t its busiest year in terms of volume of events, Bellator put on arguably more big fights over the past 12 fights than any year prior. Now it’s time to relive some of those moments in picture form.

The flourishing organization put on four events in the first two months of the year. Bellator 170 kicked things off in Inglewood, Calif., followed by Bellator 171 in Mulvane, Kan.; Bellator 172 in San Jose, Calif.; and Bellator 173 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Naturally, the promotion had a photographer posted cageside for every bout at every event. To see the best snapshots from Bellator’s January and February fight cards, check out the photo gallery above.

For more on Bellator’s upcoming schedule, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.