Bellator announces star cast for welterweight Grand Prix

Rory MacDonald, Michael Page, Douglas Lima, Neiman Gracie, Jon Fitch are some of the fighters who will compete in the tournament

D. Lima (left) and A. Koreshkov (right) have their first GP fight on September 29th at Bellator 205. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter BellatorMMA

Bellator announced this Tuesday (17) the star cast that will participate in the welterweight Gran Prix starting on September 29th. The company's president, Scott Coker, announced that the fighters scheduled are: Rory McDonald, Michael Page, Douglas lima, Neiman Gracie, Jon Fitch, Lorenz Larkin, Ed Ruth, Andrei Koreshkov and Aroslav Amazov.

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It was also revealed that an athlete (not yet announced) will be a reserve to replace any of the participants in case of injury.

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The first fight of the tournament will be on September 29th between the former champions Douglas lima e Andrei Koreshkov at Bellator 205. The card will also feature the superfight between Rory McDonald e Gegard Mousasi for the middleweight title. Regardless of the result, the Canadian will compete in the GP in February 2019.

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