Eric Marriott Completes Season Two Of Bellator’s Featherweight Tournament

From today’s Bellator press release:

Bellator Fighting Championships put the finishing touches on its much-anticipated Season 2 featherweight tournament today with the signing of 17-2 submission specialist Eric Marriott.

Marriott is the eighth and final confirmed participant in the tournament, which also features the likes of Georgi Karakhanyan, Sean Pierson, Patricio Pitbull, Bao Quach, Wilson Reis, William Romero and Joe Warren. All told, the group boasts a combined professional record of 83-18-2.

First-round matchups will be announced next week.

Marriott, who turns 24 on Saturday, is in the midst of a nine-fight winning streak since last April with victories coming by armbar, heel hook and rear-naked choke submissions as well as a first-round KO via head kick. Notable career wins have come against Strikeforce’s Pat Benson and WEC veteran Chris Mickle.

Bellator really has built up the anticipation and buzz for their second season quite well. And with the match ups for the featherweight tourney set to be announced next week, the discussion will surely increase.

Coupled with their diligent promotional efforts, the impressive broadcasting deal with Fox Sports Net, NBC, and Telemundo has Bellator primed to take the next step in building a successful MMA organization.

Stay tuned to SB Nation for more news on season two of Bellator as it breaks.