A breakdown of who will be in the upcoming heavyweight tournament and why you should be interested.
On the night of Bellator 145, former PRIDE co-founder and executive Nobuyuki Sakakibara was present for a major announcement for the upcoming Rizin Fighting Federation debut event slated for New Year's Eve in Japan. The announcement included the reveal of a match-up between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu superstar Gabi Garcia versus professional wrestler Lei'D Tapa [real name Seini Draughn] and another involving Muhammad "King Mo" Lawal.
Lawal was handed a giant cardboard ticket resembling a giant paycheck you would expect a tennis champion to receive, or something out of Publisher's Clearing House (which I am told is still a thing).