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Nearly a year after his Bellator MMA fight in September 2023, Sabah Homasi remains in limbo, waiting for reimbursement for medical bills related to injuries he sustained during the bout with Levan Chokheli. Despite ongoing efforts to resolve the situation, Homasi is still owed around $12,000 from a total of $32,000 in medical expenses, including surgery for a fractured orbital bone.
In April 2024, Homasi first raised the issue publicly on social media, questioning if other fighters affected by the PFL-Bellator merger were also facing difficulties in getting reimbursed for medical expenses. He posted,
“Any fighters that got caught up in the PFL/Bellator merger that have not been reimbursed for surgeries and hospitalization from a fight or is it just me?”
Homasi shared further details of his ordeal, recounting how Bellator was aware of his injury immediately after the fight. He was transported to the hospital from the venue and informed Bellator officials of his intention to have the surgery back home in the United States. However, Homasi's doctor was later contacted with a request to postpone the surgery by two to three weeks—a request that Homasi adamantly refused.
“I said, ‘Absolutely not. I have to go and operate,’” he told MMA Mania.
While Homasi continues to await full payment, PFL co-owner Donn Davis shifted responsibility to Bellator's former owner, Paramount, during a recent interview on the "Weighing In" podcast. Davis explained,
“That was Paramount not paying. We worked to get him paid. All [that] happened before we bought it. We’re trying to stay low-key because that’s who we are. Paramount didn’t pay. We’re working to get somebody who owes him to pay him.”
The situation could become more complex as Paramount is in the process of being sold to Skydance Media for $8 billion, raising concerns about further delays in resolving Homasi’s case. Despite the sale, Homasi is still left waiting with no clear indication of when he will receive the remaining reimbursement.
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