The quarterfinals of the season seven Bellator lightweight tournament will kickoff on October 19 at Bellator 77, the promotion announced Monday.
The four matches will be: Rich Clementi vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy; Rene Nazare-Ricardo Tirloni; Marcin Held-Murad Machaev; and Dave Jansen-Magomed Saadulaev.
The combined records of the eight men is 137-31-1, including unbeaten marks by Sarnavskiy and Machaev.
Awaiting the winner will be Michael Chandler, the Bellator 155-pound champion, and $100,000.
Bellator 77 will take place from the Reading Eagle Theater in Reading, Pennsylvania. The main card airs on MTV2.
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