CHICAGO – With rumblings of a lightweight grand prix, Tofiq Musayev hopes he draws the champion first. Musayev (20-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), who neededd just 27 seconds to knock out Sidney Outlaw in his Bellator debut in July, expects a spot in the tournament. If he does get the call, he’s eyeing newly crowned champion Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) right off the bat. “I think I will be participating in the grand prix, and the first fight I want to fight Usman,” Musayev told MMA Junkie this past Friday at Bellator 288 in Chicago. “Whoever they give me, I’m going to fight no matter what. But my preference is to fight Usman for the belt because I’m the No.
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Tofiq Musayev wants spot in Bellator grand prix – and champ Usman Nurmagomedov first – MMA Junkie