Douglas Lima Not Focused on $1 Million Prize in Bellator Grand Prix

Douglas Lima would rather focus on his third fight with Andrey Koreshkov before daydreaming about the $1 million prize. Lima vs. Koreshkov III will be the first Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix bout. It’ll take place tonight (Sept. 29) on the mai…

Douglas Lima would rather focus on his third fight with Andrey Koreshkov before daydreaming about the $1 million prize. Lima vs. Koreshkov III will be the first Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix bout. It’ll take place tonight (Sept. 29) on the main card of Bellator 206. Headlining the card will be a “super fight” between middleweight […]

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Bellator 206 Live Stream & Results Tonight (Sept. 29)

Tonight (Sept. 29) the Bellator 206 results will roll out live. The event will be held inside the SAP Center in San Jose, Californa. In the main event of Bellator 206 (see predictions here), middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi will put his title on th…

Tonight (Sept. 29) the Bellator 206 results will roll out live. The event will be held inside the SAP Center in San Jose, Californa. In the main event of Bellator 206 (see predictions here), middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi will put his title on the line against welterweight title holder Rory MacDonald. The co-main event will […]

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Bellator Reveals Opening Round Of Welterweight Grand Prix

The Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix bracket is official.

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The Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix tournament bracket is officially set and will kick off at Bellator 206 on September 29, 2018.

Earlier today (Aug. 6, 2018) Bellator announced the bracket seedings for the welterweight GP via Instagram. But the news didn’t stop there, as they announced Paul Daley as one of the eight men involved in the tournament.

Daley’s participation was in question due to his ongoing contract issues with the promotion, but now that is all squared away, Daley is in.

The bracket breaks down as such:

One one side of the bracket Michael “Venom” Page (13-0) will take on fellow Brit Paul “Semtex” Daley (40-16-2) in a grudge match years in the making. Joining them on that side of the bracket are two former champions in Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (29-7) and Andrey “The Spartan” Koreshkov (21-2).

On the other side of the bracket waits reigning welterweight champion Rory “Red King” MacDonald (20-4) defending his belt against Jon Fitch (31-7-1). The winner of that bout will take on either Neiman Gracie (8-0) or fellow unbeaten prospect “EZ” Ed Ruth (6-0).

It seems Scott Coker has thought this Grand Prix out well after all this isn’t his first rodeo. Yaroslav Amasov (20-0) will fight Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin (19-7) with the winner earning the coveted alternate spot should one of the eight participants be unable to compete. It should be noted that reigning UFC double champ Daniel “DC” Cormier won the Strikeforce heavyweight GP as an alternate.

All fights are expected to be five-round affairs regardless of where and when they take place on the card. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this tournament is that the welterweight title will be up for grabs a total of three times. So, in theory, we could see a new 170-pound champion be crowned three more times in 2018.

The welterweight GP kicks off Sept. 29 at Bellator 206 with Daley vs. Page; the event will be the first on the streaming platform DAZN.

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Douglas Lima Preferred Title Rematch Over Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix

Douglas Lima admits the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix isn’t ideal for him. Lima is a former two-time Bellator welterweight champion. Lima put the title on the line against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 170-pounder Rory MacDonald….

Douglas Lima admits the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix isn’t ideal for him. Lima is a former two-time Bellator welterweight champion. Lima put the title on the line against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 170-pounder Rory MacDonald. “Red King” ended up earning a unanimous decision victory to capture the gold. As expected, Lima will be one […]

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Bellator Reveals Lineup For Welterweight Tournament

Bellator announced the lineup for their upcoming welterweight tournament.

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Bellator is set to host a 10-man welterweight tournament that will feature the promotion’s biggest names at 170 pounds.

The bracket features the following names:

  • Yaroslav Amosov
  • Jon Fitch
  • Neiman Gracie
  • Andrey Koreshkov
  • Lorenz Larkin
  • Douglas Lima
  • Rory MacDonald
  • Michael Page
  • Ed Ruth

Bellator President Scott Coker made the announcement official at a press conference for the U.S. launch for streaming service DAZN. MMA Fighting reports that a 10th and final participant has yet to be named.

The first bout of the tournament will take place at Bellator 205 from the SAP Center in San Jose, California on September 29th. It will be a trilogy bout between Lima and Koreshkov as each man holds a win over the other.

On the same card, Rory MacDonald will challenge Gegard Mousasi for the Bellator middleweight championship in the main event. It will be Bellator’s first event airing on the DAZN platform, a streaming service that requires a $9.99 a month subscription.

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Douglas Lima Eyes Rematch with Rory MacDonald

Former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima has a certain fight in mind. That fight would be a rematch with current champion Rory MacDonald. However, he understands that this will not be his next fight and he will have to wait for it. If you rec…

Former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima has a certain fight in mind. That fight would be a rematch with current champion Rory MacDonald. However, he understands that this will not be his next fight and he will have to wait for it. If you recall, Lima suffered a unanimous-decision loss to MacDonald at Bellator 192 […]

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