15 Bellator Fighters Who Would Succeed In The UFC

11. Patricky Freire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLaqdlkGqEc Weight Class: Lightweight The elder Pitbull brother may not have the tournament accolades that his younger brother does, but he has arguably fought tougher competition, with two of his five losses coming against Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler under the Bellator banner. He was the runner up in the season 4 lightweight tournament final, and is back in the final again, where he's expected to face Marcin Held. The bout was scheduled for Bellator 120 in May (their inaugural PPV), but Freire was forced from the bout due to injury. Should he win the tourney, expect him to be matched up against the winner of either Alvarez-Brooks or Alvarez-Chandler, whichever bout winds up happening.
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.