Bellator: Predicting the Rest of Season 6 Tournaments

Tonight, Bellator 64 comes to you live from Canada on MTV2 and Bellator.com. The night’s main attraction is a welterweight championship bout between current champ Ben Askren and top contender Douglas Lima.Also featured on the night is two of the four b…

Tonight, Bellator 64 comes to you live from Canada on MTV2 and Bellator.com. The night’s main attraction is a welterweight championship bout between current champ Ben Askren and top contender Douglas Lima.

Also featured on the night is two of the four bantamweight quarterfinals, as well as one of the featherweight semifinals.

The season is progressing nicely, but who will be the eventual winners of each respective tournament? Here is a prediction in each weight class.

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Bantamweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign

We continue the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division, looking at the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC.The bantamweight has quickly become one of the most exciting divisions in the UFC. This has b…

We continue the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division, looking at the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC.

The bantamweight has quickly become one of the most exciting divisions in the UFC. This has been done with a smaller number of fighters than most divisions possess.

As the division grows, new faces and prospects will need to be acquired in order to continue its expansion.

Here are five bantamweights the UFC should sign soon for the bantamweight division.

NOTE: Strikeforce and Bellator fighters were not considered.

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Lightweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign

We continue the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division, looking at the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC. With the lightweight division being as stacked as it already is, fighters seem to go th…

We continue the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division, looking at the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC. 

With the lightweight division being as stacked as it already is, fighters seem to go through a revolving door. Fighters who are not already established as company lightweights seem to come and go, as the lightweight division is the ultimate shark tank.

As the UFC progresses, new prospects will continue to emerge and attempt to make a name for themselves.

Here are five prospects that need a serious look from the UFC so they can develop and become household names.

NOTE: Strikeforce and Bellator fighters were not included.

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Welterweight Prospects That the UFC Should Sign

We continue on the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division, looking the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC. The welterweight division is a division heavy with wrestlers and talented up-and-comers…

We continue on the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division, looking the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC. 

The welterweight division is a division heavy with wrestlers and talented up-and-comers. Among some of the new faces emerging as top contenders are Jake Ellenberger, Rory MacDonald and Johny Hendricks.

A new wave of mixed martial artists are bound to end up making the big time. Here are five prospects the UFC should sign and develop, as they may be stars of the future.

NOTE: Strikeforce and Bellator fighters were not included. 

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5 Middleweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign

We continue in the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division as we look the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC.The middleweight division has been dominated by one man for a long time, that being Anderso…

We continue in the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division as we look the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC.

The middleweight division has been dominated by one man for a long time, that being Anderson Silva. Although the middleweight division has a number of elite fighter with diverse backgrounds, it is still in need of some new faces.

The addition of new, talented prospects is necessary for every division, but especially for a division starving for a new star. Let’s take a look at five prospects who should be signed and developed by the UFC.

Note: Bellator and Strikeforce fighters were not included.

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Light Heavyweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign

We continue on the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division, looking the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC. Although the UFC’s light heavyweight division is one of the most talent-filled division…

We continue on the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, which will take us division by division, looking the top prospects that should be signed by the UFC. 

Although the UFC’s light heavyweight division is one of the most talent-filled divisions, it is also one of the least-occupied. Many of the top stars of yesterday are in their decline and toward the end of their careers.

With that, new faces will need to step up and carry the torch.

There are many good prospects available for the UFC, but here are five prospects the UFC should snag to fill up the division. These men not only bring skill to the Octagon but also potential.

NOTE: Bellator and Strikeforce fighters will not be included.

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