Bellator Fighting Championships will crown its first-ever heavyweight champ on Oct. 14. That's when Cole Konrad (6-0 MMA, 4-0 BFC) and Neil Grove (10-2-1 MMA, 2-0 BFC), finalists from the organization's eight-man heavyweight tournament, meet to determine a tourney winner and first-ever heavyweight title-holder.
Bellator 32 takes place in Missouri at the Kansas City Power & Light District.
The night's main card, including Konrad vs. Grove, airs on FOX Sports Net.
"This fight pits a world-class striker against a world-class wrestler," Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. "Both Neil and Cole have been completely dominant in the quarter- and semifinal rounds, so whoever wins this fight has earned this title without any questions."
Konrad, a two-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion at the University of Minnesota, won two season-two Bellator fights before he entered the tourney. He then advanced to the finale with decision wins over Rogent Lloret and Damian Grabowski.
Grove, a one-time UFC fighter and veteran of the British fight circuit, scored TKO victories over Eddie Sanchez and Alexey Oleinik to advance to the finale. He's now 5-1-1 since a Cage Rage loss to Rob Broughton in 2008.
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(Pictured: Cole Konrad)
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