Bellator officials are close to naming a date and venue for a season-five title fight between welterweight champion Ben Askren and recent tournament winner Jay Hieron.
And if officials get their way, it’ll take place on the campus of the University of Missouri, where Askren won two NCAA Division I national wrestling championships.
But as Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney recently told MMAjunkie.com, there could be some hurdles.