Bellator champion Douglas Lima guarantees: 'I can beat the UFC guys'

Douglas faces Larkin at Bellator 180 (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook DouglasLima)

Current welterweight champion (up to 77kg) of Bellator, Douglas lima He wants to prove that he is, in fact, one of the best in the world in the category, being able to beat even UFC fighters, the biggest MMA organization in the world. This Saturday (24), in New York, he will have an important challenge ahead: he will face the dangerous striker Lorenz Larkins, former top 5 in Ultimate, at Bellator 180. According to the Brazilian, a victory over the North American will serve to show that the level of the company in which it operates is as high as that of the UFC.

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“This fight is very important. He's a guy who came from the UFC, has two very big victories, is a big name in the world of MMA and that's what I need for my career: to prove that I can beat these UFC guys too. A lot of people say that the Bellator guy can't compete with the UFC guy and I have the opportunity to prove them wrong. We trained 12 weeks for this fight, we are well prepared, good diet, weight coming down, Larkin is a tough guy, a high level striker, he has already beaten a lot of tough guys and I can't wait to fight him. I'm well prepared and I can't wait to put on the belt. You can rest assured because I will definitely keep mine. I'm training hard to make this happen and we're going for it”, he declared, in an interview with the website 'Combate.com'.

In Bellator, there are four Brazilian champions (in addition to Douglas, Patrick Pitbull (feathers), Dudu Dantas (cocks) and Raphael Carvalho (middleweight), while the UFC only has women's bantamweight Amanda nunes sporting the belt. For Douglas, the important thing is that Brazil continues to be well represented, regardless of the organization.

“In the UFC we lost some champions, but in Bellator there are four, so we are doing well at least here in Bellator. It’s good to represent Brazil and continue as champion because we need more Brazilian champions”, he concluded.

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