Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto del Rio (José Alberto Rodríguez) is in talks with Bellator MMA about competing for the promotion in 2015.

37-year-old Del Rio, who is 9-5 in his MMA career, last fought in 2010 for the Cage of Combat MMA promotion where he lost to Yamamoto Hanshi before going on to sign with WWE. Other notable fights in his MMA career include a fight at PRIDE Bushido 1 against the legendary Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic.