Tyree Fortune takes on Grant Neal at Bellator 259. This light heavyweight bout takes place on May 21st and broadcasts on Showtime.

Fortune came on BTB to cover several subjects ahead of this fight including:

-sparring partners he has and the sparring methodology overall at American Top Team Portland
-his brother Tyrell Fortune and the possibility of future training with him at Arizona Combat Sports
-Neal fighting a teammate of his and itching to compete again after over a year on the sidelines
-following Bellator's light heavyweight grand prix and seeing the tournament story unfurl
-liking that this is the first Bellator card that his brother Tyrell Fortune isn't fighting on too
-the close-knit nature of Portland's combat sports community and growing up with Chael Sonnen
-the importance of the amateur MMA learning curve before turning to pro-competition
-past fights at heavyweight, competing at light heavyweight, and a possible middleweight cut
-the gameplan for both Fortune brothers to hold world championships within Bellator MMA
-being the guy that grabs the aux cord at the gym and setting the vibe with the music for training