As expected Brian Foster (18-5 MMA, 0-0 BFC) has joined Bellator's upcoming season-six tournament.

Bellator officials today confirmed his participation in the eight-man tournament with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Sherdog first reported Foster's entry.

The eight-man tourney kicks off in March, and the season airs on MTV2.

Foster now joins Karl Amoussou (13-4-2 MMA, 1-1 BFC), Carlos Alexandre Pereira (33-9-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) and War Machine (12-4 MMA, 0-0 BFC) in the tourney field.

"It's the way I like to fight," Foster said of the tourney format. "(I) like to fight all the time, and this tournament format is perfect for me. My body feels great, and I'm feeling really good about getting ready to go for March."

Although he was in the midst of a 3-1 run in the organization, the UFC surprisingly released Foster this past year. The hard-hitting fighter was medically released after a pre-fight medical examine revealed a brain hemorrhage. Foster was cleared shortly after, but the UFC didn't re-sign him. Since his UFC release, Foster has picked up a pair of wins outside the organization. On Oct. 1, he scored a first-round submission victory over Jack Mason in a featured Cage Warriors 44 bout. Fourteen days later, he submitted Laverne Clark at CCCW 7. Combined, his two opponents had a 44-26-1 record.

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

"I hope he's ready for an ass-whopping," Foster said. "He's going to try to take me down, and I'm going to try and knock his head off. Simple as that."



Source: Brian Foster joins Bellator's season-six welterweight tournament