When Bellator first wanted to do a pay-per-view event, the main attraction featured former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson . The event fell through when his opponent and fellow former UFC light heavyweight titleholder Tito Ortiz was forced off the card and out of the fight due to a neck injury. Jackson then entered into the Season 10 Light Heavyweight Tournament with the hopes that he’d reach the finals and face rival “King Mo” Lawal , who was on the other side of the bracket. “ Bjorn Rebney (Bellator CEO) came up with the plan of having Rampage and King Mo fight in the tournament. We all kept our fingers crossed that they’d win, and they did. They each won two fights and now they’ll fight on this card,” Spike TV president Kevin Kay recently told MMAWeekly.com
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There’s A Lot on the Line for King Mo Lawal and Rampage Jackson at Bellator PPV – MMA Weekly