#3 Will Brooks
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The Chicago native has been open throughout his career about his aspirations to not only be in the UFC but to one day capture the UFC lightweight championship. In February of 2016, the former Bellator champion went on the MMA Hour and made it clear that he was willing to test the waters with the promotion.
Well, luckily for Brooks, he was snatched by the UFC shortly thereafter. He then entered the UFC octagon as the former Bellator lightweight champion and boasted an eight-fight win streak.
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Brooks had spent a long three years fighting under the Bellator banner and had fought some of the stiffest competition that the promotion had to offer, including twice fighting the current lightweight champion Michael Chandler.
The freestyle fighter’s UFC debut against Ross Pearson saw him earn a unanimous decision victory. He is currently looking to rebound from his second fight in the promotion against Alex Oliveria which had ended in a 2nd round KO.
