According to a report on MMAJunkie.com, Roger “El Matador” Huerta is expected to sign with Bellator FC this week to take part in their season 2 lightweight tourney.
Huerta was formally released from the UFC this week and Bellator is holding a press conference via their website on Monday at 3pm to likely announce the signing of the popular lightweight.
The lightweight pool for the tournament right now includes: Toby Imada (23-13), Jorge Masvidal (19-5), Chad Hinton (6-0), Mike Ricci (5-0), Ferrid Kheder (16-5), Janne Tulirinta (12-3), and Carey Vanier (7-2). With a tournament victory Huerta, or any of the tournament entries will earn a crack at Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez.
