Bellator Continues Expanding Alliance With Brazil’s Prime Fighters Management

28-0 Featherweight Phenom Julio Cesar Neves Latest Addition To Bellator Roster

Newport Beach, CA. (October 22, 2013) – On the heels of Bellator’s monumental partnership alliance with Fox Sports Latin America (Story Here: http://bit.ly/HdgG2d), the promotion has strengthened its relationship with Brazil’s own Marcelo Brigadeiro and Prime Fighters Management, adding Brazilian phenom Julio Cesar “Morceguinho” Neves, as well as Cleiton Duarte and Diego Marlon.

Only 19 and having 25 finishes to his name, “Morceguinho” brings an incredible 28-0 record to the Bellator cage and will be pitted against the likes of Pat Curran, Patricio Pitbull, Daniel Straus, Mike Richman, Frodo Khasbulaev, Marlon Sandro and Shahbulat Shamhalaev.

“I came to Bellator to fight the best in the world,” Neves said. “The Bellator Featherweight division has some of the best fighters in the world, and I want to fight the best. I want to thank my coach Marcelo Brigadeiro, Bjorn Rebney and everyone at Bellator. I just can’t to fight in the United States and show what I can do.”

Brigadeiro is no stranger to Bellator, already representing some of Brazil’s best including Luis Nogueira, Sergio Junior, Rafael Silva, and Ricardo Tirloni, who fights this Friday live on Spike against Tiger Sarnavskiy in the Bellator Lightweight Semifinals.

"Having my best fighters fighting for Bellator makes me very happy and proud,” Brigadeiro said. “I like to deal with them because the way they treat and respect me and my fighters, it’s unique. I always had faith that Bellator would get bigger and bigger and Bellator always had faith in my work as a manager and as a coach and now with Bellator partnering with Fox Latin American, I can see only great things happening for Bellator in the near future."

“As we continue scouting and signing the best talent in the world, Marcelo and his team at Prime Fighters Management are tremendous, trusted allies as we expand further into Brazil with our groundbreaking Fox Sports Latin America alliance,” Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said.

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Bellator Adds Explosive Brazilian Bantamweight Rafael Silva to Expanding Roster

CHICAGO, Ill. (May 31, 2012) — Bellator Fighting Championships has once again added a dynamic talent to its impressive roster with the addition of Brazilian finisher Rafael “Morcego” Silva. The 17-3 fighter joins a loaded Bantamweight division that includes reigning Bellator Bantamweight Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas, Marcos Galvao, Zach Makovsky and fellow RFT teammate and Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Finalist Luis Nogueira.

Currently riding a nine fight win streak that includes seven finishes (5 KO’s, 2 submissions), the Luta Livre brown belt, who trains under the legendary Marcelo Brigadeiro, has compiled a dominating resume within Brazil, and is ready to showcase his skills with Bellator.

“Signing with Bellator is by far the best thing that ever happened to me,” Silva said. “It’s a chance of showing the world what I can do inside the cage. My manager always tells me how great of an atmosphere Bellator has and I can’t wait to be part of it.”

As a member of the renowned Renovacao Fight Team, Silva currently trains with fellow Bellator fighters Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao, Ricardo Tirloni, Genair da Silva and the aforementioned Luis Nogueira.

“My goal is be the Bellator Bantamweight Champion and to serve as an example for all the poor children in the world so they can realize that they can have a great future in MMA.”

“Marcelo Brigadeiro’s RFT is developing a spectacular group of Brazilian fighters,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. “Rafael joins Big Rig, Ricardo, Genair and Luis who are all further establishing Luta Livre’s position in the MMA world.”

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