Watch Roy Nelson's Bellator debut win before tourney rematch with Matt Mitrione

We’re less than two weeks away from the next big – literally – matchup in Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix tournament.

Matt Mitrione (12-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) and Roy Nelson (23-14 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) headline Bellator 194, which is set for Feb. 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with a main card on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Mitrione and Nelson certainly are no strangers to each other. They first met while both were in the UFC. They headlined the TUF 16 Finale in Las Vegas three years after both of them appeared on Season 10 of the “The Ultimate Fighter,” and Nelson finished Mitrione with a first-round TKO.

Now they’re going after a heavyweight title under the Bellator banner starting with their opening-round matchup. The winner will move on to a semifinal matchup against the winner of Ryan Bader vs. Muhammed Lawal later this year.

Mitrione went 9-5 in his UFC tenure, but came to Bellator in mid-2016 and has won all three of his fights there by knockout – including a first-round stoppage of the great Fedor Emelianenko in the Bellator NYC co-main event in June.

Nelson went 9-10 over his lengthy run in the UFC, including the “TUF 10” crown and six post-fight bonuses. He signed with Bellator this past year after a 3-7 stretch in the UFC. In his promotional debut at Bellator 183 in September, he took a unanimous decision from Javy Ayala.

Now you can check out that successful debut in full in the video above. Below, check out Bellator’s Mitrione and Nelson highlights.

And for more on Bellator 194 and the rest of the promotion’s upcoming schedule, visit the MMA Rumors section of the site.