Bjorn Rebney expresses interest in Welterweight Jay Hieron

If you’re a hardcore MMA Fan the name Jay Hieron is no secret to you. Jay has fought for many promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce, & the IFL. Though, there is one company Jay doesn’t have on his resume, Bellator. I was working Media from the Bellator event in Lousiville, Kentucky last Thursday and noticed Jay in the front row. During the press conference I asked Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney his thoughts on Jay Hieron and if there was interest in Jay participating in the next Welterweight Tournament.

“Absolutely, you have a guy like that who had many great performances going back to the IFL and all the great Welterweights in the world it’d be fantastic to have a guy like Jay in our company. The unfortunate part is his ties to other promotions.”

Fortunately I had the pleasure to speak with Jay after the press conference about these comments.

“I want to fight the top Welterweights in the world. I was only here as a fan but these guys are some of the best Fighters out there.”

I’m a huge fan of both Bellator & Jay Hieron. I honestly do believe from speaking with both parties you could definitely see Jay Hieron participate in the next Bellator Tourney and if you ask me, he’d probably be an early favorite.