Bellator has long been promising to crown a new heavyweight champion, and today, we finally saw some movement in a division that’s been without an active titleholder for more than two years. As part of a major venture for 2018, Bellator will host an eight-man heavyweight tournament to determine who gets the currently vacant heavyweight belt. The Bellator MMA World Grand Prix 2018 is expected to kick off in January, and all eight members of the field are notable. Related Bellator heavyweight title tourney: Fedor, Mir, 'Rampage,' Sonnen among big names booked The heavyweight entrants include former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko (36-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), two-time former UFC titleholder Frank Mir (18-11 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Matt Mitrione (12-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) and Roy Nelson (23-14 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)
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