Gallery Patricio Freire def. Michael Chandler at Bellator 221: Best photos view 10 images Opening matchups for the Bellator featherweight grand prix are official, with a field twice the size of the promotion’s other recent tournaments. A total of 16 fighters are slated to compete in the tournament, including featherweight champ Patricio Freire , who tops a field vying for a $1 million prize offered to the winner. “The reason why we’re doing it, which is a good thing, is we felt like we had so much talent, we couldn’t do an eight-man tournament,” Bellator president Scott Coker told MMA Junkie following an initial announcement on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. Related Bellator bracketology: Matchmaking the 16-man featherweight grand prix Darrion Caldwell's goals: Avenge Kyoji Horiguchi loss, win Bellator featherweight tourney The tournament kicks off at Bellator 226 on Sept
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