With victories in seven of his last eight bouts, Emmanuel Sanchez has quietly worked his way up the ladder in Bellator MMA’s featherweight division.
But now that reigning 145-pound king Patricio Freire mentioned Sanchez’s name after a successful title defense against Daniel Weichel at Bellator 203, “El Matador” is more than ready to seize the opportunity.
“It’s time for a new featherweight champion. It’s time for a new king to reign supreme,” Sanchez wrote on Instagram. “I am the [Bellator MMA] entertainment, the most active fighter on the roster, the toughest road to gold and the rose that grew from concrete.