With Michael Page’s new Bellator contract in place and a fight with Paul Daley now confirmed, the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix brackets have been set. Initially rumored to include a ‘play-in’ bouts for some competitors, the eventual tournament is much more in line with it’s heavyweight cousin and will feature four quarterfinal bouts as well as an alternate fight.
The first bout to open the Grand Prix will take place on Saturday, September 29th, when Douglas Lima rematches Andrey Koreshkov for the second time. The two men first squared off back in 2015, when Koreshkov wrested the promotion’s 170 lb championship in what would have been Lima’s first title defense.