The Brazilian Wilson reis In 2011, he will have another opportunity to win the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix. After failing in the last two editions, the Brazilian athlete will be one of the participants in the tournament that will define the next challenger for the title of Joe Warren.
Wilson, who owned the now-defunct EliteXC bantamweight belt, competed in the Bellator GP for the first time in 2009, when he was defeated by Joe Soto in the semifinals. In 2010, Reis reached the quarterfinals of the show, but was defeated by his compatriot Patricio “Pitbull”.
Another athlete who was also announced in the tournament is the Russian Georgi Karakhanyan, who participated in the GP in 2010 and was defeated by Joe Warren in a unanimous decision by the judges.
Bellator hopes to hold in 2011, in addition to the featherweight GP, a welterweight tournament, both of which still have no scheduled start date.
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