While Dominick Cruz and Demetrious Johnson, two of the smallest fighters in the sport, went to war in the main event of UFC on Versus 6, a number of behemoths battled it out in the opening round of a heavyweight tournament at Bellator 52.
Eight heavyweights stepped into the cage in hopes of taking one step closer toward winning a tournament that would earn them a shot at Bellator heavyweight champion Cole Konrad. Four of those 265-pound pugilists walked away as semifinalists.
Let’s take a look at which fighters will be moving on to compete in the next round of Bellator’s heavyweight tournament.