Victor O'Donnell slotted for Bellator's season-six middleweight tournament

Ohio fighter Victor O’Donnell has joined his second Bellator tournament.

Bellator officials today announced that O’Donnell (11-3 MMA, 0-1 BFC), who had a brief appearance in a season-five tournament, has joined the eight-man field for the organization's season-six middleweight tourney.

The tourney kicks off in March on MTV2.

O'Donnell is the third confirmed participant for the field. As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently reported, knockout artist Brian Rogers (8-3 MMA, 1-1 BFC) also is slated for the field, as is Giva "The Arm Collector" Santana (17-1 MMA, 1-0 BFC).

Additional tourney participants will be announced in the coming weeks.

O’Donnell's lone Bellator performance came this past year at Bellator 50, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Ohio fighter Brian Rogers in an opening-round tourney bout. It was the first time O'Donnell had ever been stopped during his four-year pro career.

Prior to joining the tournament, the well-rounded O'Donnell, who had a brief stint on "The Ultimate Fighter 11," was on a 4-1 run. Eight of his 10 career wins have come via submission, and he holds wins over notables such as Rafael Natal, Forrest Petz and Isaiah Larson.

In addition to the middleweight tournament, Bellator is hosting season-six tourneys in the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions. Each tourney winner gets $100,000 in total pay and a guaranteed title shot.

For more on Bellator's upcoming season, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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