Pitbull brothers, AJ McKee and other Bellator stars appear on the official UFC website and intrigue fans

Names of Patricio and Patricky Pitbull appeared on the official UFC website (Photo: Disclosure/Bellator

Last Monday (17), MMA fans were taken by surprise when the names of some of Bellator's top stars were included on the UFC's official website. Through a publication on a social network, the North American website 'MMA Mania' alerted to the presence of the brothers Patrício and Patricky Pitbull, And A. J. McKee e Michael Page on the list of Ultimate athletes.

The publication quickly intrigued MMA fans, who, upon researching, discovered the veracity of the fact and found other Bellator names on the UFC's official website, such as Raufeon Stots, Douglas lima, Andrei Koreshkov and others.

A. J. McKee, Pitbull brothers & MVP are on https://t.co/SQinv3bffB 👀 pic.twitter.com/nqSGV17d4k

— MMA Mania (@mmamania) July 17, 2023

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“Did the UFC buy Bellator?” asked one user on Twitter.

Considered by many to be the second largest MMA organization in the world, behind only the UFC, Bellator may be close to being sold. According to information from the 'Sherdog' website earlier this year, the Paramount group, owners of the organization chaired by Scott Coker, would be willing to listen to proposals from the company.

Recently, UFC president Dana White added to these rumors by raising the possibility of the PFL purchasing Bellator during a press conference.

Amid so many rumors, Bellator has its next event scheduled for the early hours of August 30th. In the main fight of Bellator vs Rizin, Patricky Pitbull e A. J. McKee they duel for the first phase in the organization's lightweight tournament (up to 70,3kg).