Bellator Lightweight Draw Set with Addition of Held
Mike Whitman Feb 11, 2011
Polish young gun Marcin Held
(Pictured) will compete in Bellator's upcoming season four
lightweight tournament. With Held's inclusion, the field of talent
is now set with eight participants.
Held's involvement was announced by the promotion Friday afternoon via press release. The 19-year-old joins Carey Vanier, Michael Chandler, Lloyd Woodard, Ferrid Kheder, Toby Imada, Patricky Freire and former WEC lightweight king Rob McCullough in the tournament bracket.
“I’m very eager to show fans here in America what I can do in this
lightweight tournament,” said Held in the press release. “I have
been waiting for this for so long. I just want to show my
best.”
A brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Held rides back-to-back victories heading into the tournament. The Pole has fought the entirety of his pro career in his homeland, winning his first eight contests before losing for the first time in May 2010. The lightweight holds half of his career victories by submission and has never been finished.
“I'm at the point in my career where I want to take that step up to the next level of the sport,” said Held. “To challenge myself against world class opposition is why I got into the sport, and now I'll be able to with Bellator.”
As with all of Bellator's tournament's, the winner of the lightweight bracket will be awarded $100,000 and a shot at Bellator's 155-pound king, Eddie Alvarez.
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Held's involvement was announced by the promotion Friday afternoon via press release. The 19-year-old joins Carey Vanier, Michael Chandler, Lloyd Woodard, Ferrid Kheder, Toby Imada, Patricky Freire and former WEC lightweight king Rob McCullough in the tournament bracket.
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A brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Held rides back-to-back victories heading into the tournament. The Pole has fought the entirety of his pro career in his homeland, winning his first eight contests before losing for the first time in May 2010. The lightweight holds half of his career victories by submission and has never been finished.
“I'm at the point in my career where I want to take that step up to the next level of the sport,” said Held. “To challenge myself against world class opposition is why I got into the sport, and now I'll be able to with Bellator.”
As with all of Bellator's tournament's, the winner of the lightweight bracket will be awarded $100,000 and a shot at Bellator's 155-pound king, Eddie Alvarez.
Reader comments are active below. Register an opinion by signing in with your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Yahoo! account.
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