With Bellator 257 in the books, the Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinals are now three-quarters of the way done, and the winners of the main and co-main events are more or less locked into their next matchup.
That still leaves plenty of winning fighters in need of a dance partner, however. The remainder of the card was loaded with some of Bellator’s hottest prospects as well as several mainstay contenders. Some of them delivered big on Friday, while others disappointed — at least relative to expectations. Here are some matches that should be made for the main card winners from Bellator 257, as well as some of the more prominent victors from the undercard.