The Bellator roster continues to grow as the promotion has signed heavyweight prospect Tyrell Fortune to an exclusive, multi-fight contract.
The signing of Fortune was announced by Bellator on late Wednesday afternoon.
Fortune is currently focused on making the United States wrestling team for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will attempt to qualify for the team next year. No matter what happens at the trials, he is planning to take a MMA fight in early 2016.
“Wrestling in the Olympics and representing The United States of America has always been a dream of mine,” Fortune said. “Now that the dream is nearly a reality, I have taken the necessary steps to make sure I’m able to provide for myself going forward and there’s no better place to do that than with Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. I can’t wait to show the heavyweight division what I can do inside the cage and I look forward to being one of the names that continues to propel Bellator MMA to the top of the mixed martial arts landscape.”