Bellator signs Wolfslair fighters Peter Graham, Gavin Sterritt, Linton Vassell

With Wolfslair MMA, the former main training ground of Quinton Jackson, getting some attention with “Rampage” signing with Bellator MMA, the England-based gym now will send a trio of fighters to the promotion.

Bellator has signed Peter Graham (9-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Gavin Sterritt (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Linton Vassell (11-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) to deals, promotion officials recently announced. All three will fight during the upcoming ninth season, which will feature 11 events on Spike TV and one on pay-per-view – with Wolfslair alum “Rampage” headlining against fellow former UFC champion Tito Ortiz.

Bellator’s ninth season begins with a Saturday event on Sept. 7, then returns to a regular Friday night lineup the following week for all events but the Nov. 2 pay-per-view.

“Wolfslair’s produced some of the best talent in MMA over the last 10 years,” Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. “As Bellator continues expanding internationally, and particularly with our huge new TV partnership with Viva in the U.K., Wolfslair will be a tremendous asset and partner for our brand in the future.”

Graham, a heavyweight from Australia, has won eight straight, all by KO or TKO. The 38-year-old has a storied career in kickboxing that includes 31 knockouts in his 57 victories. Fighting MMA professionally since 2008, he started his career with five losses in six fights – all by submission, including setbacks to Rolles Gracie and Dion Staring. But then he went on his current tear.

Sterritt, a welterweight, has won four straight fights, all by stoppage and three by submission. He already is set for his Bellator debut with a fight booked against Andy Murad (6-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at Bellator 99 on Sept. 13 in California.

Vassell, “The Swarm,” will debut with a six-fight win streak, and he, too, has his first Bellator appearance already set. He’ll step into the promotion’s cage for the first time at Bellator 107 on Nov. 8 in Oklahoma, though his opponent has not yet been named. Ten of Vassell’s 11 wins have come by stoppage, with five knockouts and five submissions. The native of Milton Keynes, England, has but one decision win on his resume, and that came at Cage Warriors 41 against Simon Carlsen more than two years ago.

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(Pictured: Peter Graham)