Bellator officials today announced Carlos Alexandre Pereira (33-9-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) and War Machine  (12-4 MMA, 0-0 BFC) as entrants in the eight-man tournament.

The 32-year-old Pereira has been fighting professionally since 2002. After opening his career with a rather pedestrian 9-7 record, Pereira since has gone 24-2-1 in his past 27 bouts. The lone blemishes during that six-year stretch include losses to Charles Andrade and Siyar Bahadurzada, as well as a a draw against recent Bellator signee Luis "Sapo" Santos. In 33 career wins, he owns 22 career knockouts.

War Machine, who went 1-1 with the UFC after a stint on "The Ultimate Fighter 6," was released in 2008 after making controversial comments about ex-UFC champ Evan Tanner's death and his decision to turn down a fight with then-little-known Brandon Wolff. Since then, he's posted a 7-2 record, which included a Nov. 26 third-round TKO of Roger Huerta in Texas. It was his first fight in nearly 17 months due to a recent incarceration.

In addition to the welterweight tournament, Bellator is hosting season-six tourneys in the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and middleweight divisions. Each tourney winner gets id="mce_marker"00,000 in total pay and a guaranteed title shot.