The Bantamweight World Grand Prix is official!
Coming in 2022, the #BellatorBWGP will feature @SergioPettis, @Kyoji1012, @LeandroHigoMMA, @TeamMixMMA, @JArchMMA, Magomed Magomedov, @StrabanimalMMA and @RaufeonStots.#Bellator272 pic.twitter.com/1koQ0yvMeu
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 4, 2021 Bellator MMA made sure to leave fans wanting more at its year-end show, announcing a stacked eight-man tourney for next year.During the Bellator 272 main card broadcast, the organization announced its next tournament in the form of a 135-pound grand prix. Eight fighters in the division, the top seven in its rankings plus the title challenger later that night, will participate in the brackets that will be set at a later date. No events have been confirmed for 2022, and no date has been given on when the tourney will launch.
The top two fighters at the tournament are competing in the main event of Bellator 272, as Sergio Pettis looks to…