Bellator got its start based around the tournament format carried out over seasons.
More recently, under Scott Coker’s leadership, Bellator has brought the grand prix tournament back to the forefront with eight-man fields spread out over roughly a year. The promotion’s heavyweight tournament wrapped up in January, and a welterweight tourney is ongoing.
This past Saturday after Bellator 216 in Connecticut, Coker said the promotion is likely to do a featherweight tournament that will be announced this fall and that the company would like to have a new tourney going on every year.
The UFC has had tournaments sparingly, though it has done them – and has done some unofficial ones, as well. But nothing to the depth of Bellator’s eight-man fields with formal brackets.
So in our latest Daily Debate, we wondered which division in the UFC would benefit the most from a tournament. The results (via Twitter):
To hear MMAjunkie Radio’s hosts debate the topic, check out the video above.
For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
MMAjunkie Radio broadcasts Monday-Friday at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. The show is hosted by “Gorgeous” George Garcia, Brian “Goze” Garcia and Dan Tom. For more information or to download past episodes, go to www.mmajunkie.com/radio.
