Wanderlei (left) next to Mario Celso Petraglia. Photo: Reproduction / Instagram
The relationship between Bellator and Brazil goes back a long way, but the organization took an important step to hold its first edition in the country in 2018 with the help of a great ambassador: Wanderlei Silva. And, apparently, the event should be one of the biggest ever promoted by the franchise chaired by Scott Coker. This Thursday (08), Wand met with the president of Atlético-PR, Mario Celso Petraglia, to discuss an edition of Bellator at the Arena da Baixada.
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Without going into details, Wand used his Instagram account to reveal that he would be meeting with the director of Atlético Paranaense. At the end, he released photos alongside Petraglia and was excited about the outcome of the meeting.
“Today was the day of a meeting with Petraglia @atleticoparanaense to hold @bellatormma Brasil / Curitiba 2018. Happy to bring this great Event to my city”, wrote 'Crazy Dog', who wants to have a rematch against Chael Sonnen as the main attraction of Bellator's debut in Brazil.
If confirmed, the event at Arena da Baixada would be the biggest ever promoted by Bellator in its entire history. Currently, the franchise has a record of 13.209 paying guests, in edition 148, in November 2016. It is worth mentioning that the Arena has already hosted the biggest Ultimate card in Brazil: UFC 198, in May 2016. On that occasion, the event recorded a total of 45.207 people and brought names such as: Chris Cyborg, Ronaldo Jacare, Vitor belfort e Mauricio Shogun .In the main fight, Stipe Moicic took the heavyweight belt from Fabricio Werdum.
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