5 great Bellator fights to look forward to in April

#2. Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee vs. Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire 2

Bellator is bringing a massive event to San Jose, California as A.J. McKee defends his featherweight championship title against Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire. Their first bout saw McKee earn a dominant submission win to become the new champion and win the featherweight Grand Prix.

The rematch will be intriguing, as the former champion ‘Pitbull’ now knows what to expect against ‘The Mercenary.’ He’s arguably the greatest fighter in the promotion’s history and looks to hand their best homegrown star his first career loss.

There are many questions that’ll be answered in the rematch. It has long been speculated that ‘The Mercenary’ will move up to lightweight. However, he put those plans on hold for the rematch with Freire. If ‘Pitbull’ regains the title, a trilogy could be likely. But if McKee retains it, they could possibly give him an immediate lightweight title shot.

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#1. Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson - Bellator 277

The Bellator light heavyweight championship bout between Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson is arguably the most anticipated bout in April. They will meet in the finals of the light heavyweight Grand Prix and have a lot riding on their bout. The winner receives $1 million in prize money as well as the light heavyweight championship.

‘Overtime’ is looking to capture gold for the first time in his career. The former TUF winner is unbeaten since joining the promotion. He advanced to the finals after an impressive 51-second TKO win over heavyweight champion Ryan Bader in the semifinals.

The reigning champion Nemkov could make a strong argument for being the best 205-pounder in the world with a win. There has always been debate on how the promotion’s fighters would fare against UFC fighters and he has answered that. He has two wins over Phil ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Davis and finished Ryan Bader to become champion.