 On April 16, TMZ.com reported that War Machine left a comment on his Twitter saying he would not be turning up to the event for the fight.On December 7, 2011, it was announced that War Machine was re-signed to an exclusive deal with Bellator Fighting Championships and would be competing in their Season 6 Welterweight Tournament.War Machine was expected to fight Karl Amoussou in the opening round of the welterweight tournament at Bellator 63.