Brett Cooper, Andreas Speng, Dan Kramer, Mikkel Parlo and Brian Rogers we are well familiar to the audience while Perry Filkins, Jason Batcher and Giva Santana for the first time will take part in tournament.

"I always am proud of that I act in Bellator", the finalist of the eighth season Cooper declared. "My purpose didn't change from last time. I want to win tournament and to win a belt of the champion. I improved after the last fight and I will show on what I am capable before TV viewers."

Cooper will meet Andreas Spengom who already started in the Bellator tournament twice. In the sixth season "The sweet Swede" lost Makela Falkao the unanimous decision of judges, and in the eighth season it was knocked out by Dag Marshallom who won all tournament later.

"I have the privilege to act in one more Bellator tournament and I wish to check the preparation", the semifinalist of the eighth season Kramer told. "I well started in tournament of the eighth season. I had a chance to show to public, on what I am capable in a cage. I will continue to prove that I one of the best middleweights."

Kramer will meet Perry Filkinsom who in November of last year won last fight of the German Joonas Bilshtayn Avenue the unanimous decision of judges.

Mikkel Parlo will return after the first defeat in career against the Sultan Aliyev in a quarterfinal of tournament of the eighth season. Brian Rogers who already three times unsuccessfully tried to win tournament will resist to it. And in the last quarterfinal 41-year-old Giva Santana will check undefeated Jason Batcher.

Besides on Bellator 98 event the former champion in semi-easy weight Joe Vorren will carry out fight with Nick Kirk.

Bellator 98 — preliminary structure

Alexander Shlemenko — Dag Marshall

Joe Vorren — Nick Kirk

Brett Cooper — Andreas Speng

Mikkel Parlo — Brian Rogers

Dan Kramer — Perry Filkins

Jason Batcher — Giva Santana

Author Vovan Zamorsky