Bellator News Weekly: Welterweight Grand Prix-view

Monica and Mercedes have enjoyed the vacation.     PicProps: Bellator.com
In all this talk of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and subsequent rumors of a Lightweight Grand Prix, it seems that some of us are forgetting abo…


Monica and Mercedes have enjoyed the vacation.     PicProps: Bellator.com

In all this talk of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and subsequent rumors of a Lightweight Grand Prix, it seems that some of us are forgetting about the promotion that put on *seven* tournaments last year, without once sucking their own dicks about how awesome they were to pull it off. Well, Bjorn Rebney and company are returning to the airwaves new and improved on March 5th with a new slate of tournaments, and CagePotato wants to keep you abreast of developments.  Because we care, Potato Nation, because we care.

Probably the deepest and most talented division in Bellator, eight fighters are entered in the third tournament at 170 pounds. The field is already set, and packed with stars and standouts competing for a large check (see what we did there?) and a date with current welterweight kingpin “Funky” Ben Askren. A full list of the competitors and some highlight vids are after the jump, so now you can discuss the tournament intelligently, should it come up on the golf course or at the dinner table.  You’re welcome.

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Cole Konrad, Zach Makovsky Capture Bellator Titles

Filed under: Bellator, NewsJust a week before his better known teammate is set to defend the most prestigious heavyweight championship in MMA, Cole Konrad won a belt of his own, capturing the Bellator heavyweight championship with a keylock submission …

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Just a week before his better known teammate is set to defend the most prestigious heavyweight championship in MMA, Cole Konrad won a belt of his own, capturing the Bellator heavyweight championship with a keylock submission victory over Neil Grove at Bellator 32.

Konrad, a two-time collegiate All-American who trains with UFC champ Brock Lesnar in Minnesota, followed the same blueprint that took him to the finals, overpowering his opponent with a takedown midway through the first. But unlike his previous two tournament bouts, he found a finish, moving to mount before locking in the fight-ending submission with just 15 seconds left in the first round.

“I’ve been working all aspects of the game every day but submissions flow so well from wrestling so it’s a little bit easier to pick up right now,” he said. “I felt great tonight, hats off to Neil. He’s a great competitor and I had to be on my toes from the get-go. Fortunately I was.”

Bellator XXXII: Who Wants to Win a Poster-Sized Check?

(I like how they put "Season #3 Tournament Purses" in the memo line, so that Cole doesn’t get confused when he’s going through his stack of $100,000 novelty-checks at home. PicProps: MMAFrenzy)
By ReX “Write Pride” Richardson
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Cole Konrad Bellator heavyweight champion 32 XXXII deathclutch
(I like how they put "Season #3 Tournament Purses" in the memo line, so that Cole doesn’t get confused when he’s going through his stack of $100,000 novelty-checks at home. PicProps: MMAFrenzy)

By ReX “Write Pride” Richardson

Bellator’s third season just came out of the seventh inning stretch, visiting the Kansas City Power & Light District with a couple of championship matches on hand and two more events on the calendar. Unfortunately, you probably missed it due to either incompetence or fuckery most foul; the event was broadcast late, if at all, by every Fox affiliate in the multiverse. On top of that, it appears that the Fox-Dish Network pissing match has gone into perpetual death overtime, so essentially I’m saying that sometimes these things happen in MMA, and I was unable to watch and then come tell you guys about it. Sorry, bro. Since I feel bad about missing the last event (Bellator XXXI.V, at Talking Pines Casino, BFE), I’ve included this drawing of a spider, plus some other stuff after the jump.

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