[4] Primus had a tumultuous childhood and teenage years, having never seen his real father outside of a prison, except for catching him on an episode of “Cops” once as a child.
[5] Primus compiled an amateur record of 5-1 before making his professional debut in September 2010, defeating Chris Ensley via first-round submission.
[8] After nearly a year-and-a-half away from the sport, Primus returned to face Derek Anderson at Bellator 141 on August 28, 2015.
At 2:22 in the first round, the bout was temporarily halted by the referee to check on Chandler, whose left ankle was visibly injured.
[9][10] Primus was expected to make his first title defense against Chandler in a rematch at Bellator 197 on April 13, 2018.
[11] The rematch between Primus and Chandler finally took place in the main event of Bellator 212 on December 14, 2018.
[13] As the first fight after losing his title, Primus faced Tim Wilde at Bellator: Birmingham on May 4, 2019.
[14] However, Queally was forced to withdraw from the bout due to knee injury and was subsequently replaced by Chris Bungard.
[25] In the semifinals, Primus faced reigning champion Usman Nurmagomedov on 7 October 2023, at Bellator 300.
[26] He originally lost the fight by unanimous decision but that result was overturned by CSAC when Nurmagomedov tested positive for prescription drug that contained a banned substance.
[32] Primus would win the fight via submission in the third round and thus secure himself the top seed for the playoff section of the PFL Lightweight tournament.