Bellator made official its 2018 heavyweight tournament today, news first reported this past Friday by USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie. The field features eight big names in the division: Former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko (36-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA); two-time UFC titleholder Frank Mir (18-11 MMA, 0-0 BMMA); Matt Mitrione (12-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA); and “Ultimate Fighter” winner Roy Nelson (23-14 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). But what will make things truly interesting is the inclusion of four light heavyweights, including current champion autotag]Ryan Bader[/autotag] (24-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA). In addition, ex-UFC champ Quinton Jackson (37-12 MMA, 4-1 BMMA), ex-Strikeforce titleholder Muhammed Lawal (21-6 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) and multi-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) also are in the field. Today, the promotion released a slick promotional poster for the field featuring the eight fighters
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Bellator makes 2018 heavyweight grand prix official – check out the new poster – MMA Junkie