Fedor Emelianenko faces Chael Sonnen in October in the semifinals of the Bellator Heavyweight GP

F. Emelianenko (left) and C. Sonnen (right) make the second semi-final in New York on October 13th. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @bellatormma

The Bellator Heavyweight Gran Prix began in January and reaches its semifinal stage in October. The second clash will be between Fedor Emelianenko e Chael Sonnen on October 13th in New York. The information is from the website “Newsday.com” and the organization has not yet officially announced the clash.

The Heavyweight GP semi-finals will be held in consecutive events on the 12th and 13th of October. The first clash will be between Mitrione and Bader on Friday and the second on Saturday with Emelianenko and Sonnen.

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In early July, Bellator president Scott Coker told the website “MMAjunkie” that he intended to organize the semifinal fights as close as possible.

Emelianenko is a former PRIDE heavyweight champion and one of the greatest fighters in MMA history. He stamped his ticket to the semi-finals after knocking out Frank mir in just 48 seconds at Bellator 198 in April. In his Bellator debut, the Russian suffered a defeat to Matt Mitrione.

Sonnen, former UFC and WEC title challenger. Chael also works as a commentator for Bellator. In his first fight in the organization, the North American was defeated by Tito Ortiz. Afterwards, the 'American Gangster' managed to recover two victories over Wanderlei Silva e Quinton jackson. The triumph over Rampage it was in the Heavyweight Gran Prix.

The winner of this duel must face the winner of Matt Mitrione and Ryan bader. The heavyweight Gran Prix final should be held at the beginning of 2019.