Bellator Fighting Championships officials have tapped IFL veteran Zac George (20-3 MMA, 0-0 BFC) for their upcoming season-four featherweight tournament, a source close to the fighter confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).He joins an eight-man field that earns the winner $100,000 in total pay and a title shot.
The tournament, which runs over the full 12-week season, kicks off in March on MTV2.
As MMAjunkie.com previously reported, Georgi Karakhanyan (14-2-1 MMA, 2-1 BFC), Wilson Reis (11-2 MMA, 3-2 BFC), Daniel Straus (14-3 MMA, 1-0 BFC) and Nazareno Malegarie (19-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC) also are part of a deep field. Additionally entrants will be announced in the coming weeks.
Combined, the five current entrants are 78-10-1.
George makes his Bellator debut on the heels of a six-fight win streak that includes five stoppage victories. In fact, 17 of the seven-year vet's 20 victories have come via stoppage. Most recently, he submitted Bellator vet Bryan Goldsby at an October 2009 C3 Fights show.
However, injuries and a contract issue with Shine Fights have kept him sidelined since then. The 27-year-old Oklahoma native and Team Quest fighter now makes his Bellator debut.
Bellator, which aired past seasons on ESPN Deportes and then FOX Sports Net, also is expected to host season-four tournaments in the lightweight, welterweight and light-heavyweight divisions.
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