HONOLULU – Raufeon Stots welcomes the addition of Patricio Freire to bantamweight.
Featherweight champion Freire (35-5 MMA, 23-5 BMMA) will try to win titles in three completely different weight courses when he challenges bantamweight champ Sergio Pettis (22-5 MMA, 9-5 BMMA) within the co-main occasion of Bellator 297 on June 16 at Wintrust Area in Chicago.
Interim champ Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) will face the winner if he will get previous Patchy Combine (17-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) within the bantamweight grand prix closing in Saturday’s Bellator 295 headliner, and relishes the potential for combating a reputation like “Pitbull.”
He’s not a giant man,” Stots informed MMA Junkie and different reporters throughout a pre-fight information convention. “So hopefully he makes a great transfer to 35. I feel that is simply tremendous thrilling for the bantamweight division. Granted I win this combat on Saturday, I’ve an opportunity to combat any individual who’s going to be the Bellator GOAT. Top-of-the-line in MMA.
“I couldn’t be happier, I’m excited that he’s making that step. He’s additionally on the cusp of one thing nice, which no person in martial arts has executed, three weight courses champion… that’s simply a tremendous feat for a lifetime. He’ll be remembered without end if he accomplishes that. For him to come back down, and me to have the chance to face any individual like that, is loopy.”
Stots can be blissful that former coaching associate Pettis will get to have a reputation like Freire on his resume. He sees all the division benefiting from Freire’s addition.
“However should you look then again too, Sergio has an opportunity to beat any individual who’s executed the unthinkable,” Stots added. “I feel it’s a tremendous combat. I’m tremendous blissful this was made. I really feel prefer it’s an extension of a event, that simply makes the bantamweight division that rather more spotlighted.”
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