Bellator's four-man, one-night tournament will have a reserve match. But the victor will only make an appearance in the finals under unique circumstances.
If a semifinal winner gets injured and cannot advance, the semifinal loser he beat will move on to the finals, according to the Bellator rules sheet obtained by MMA Fighting. Bellator is referring to it as the "survivor rule." The reserve match winner will only compete in the finals if a semifinal winner and the man he beat gets hurt and both cannot continue.
The tourney will pit four of the best light heavyweights in the promotion against one another at Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 on Sept.