Handesson Ferreira had to go through a lot before a stunning 20-second knockout over Paul Bradley guaranteed a spot in Saturday’s quarterfinal versus Rick Story at PFL 10.
“Boy Doido” has beaten some of the best welterweights in Brazil over the past years, collecting belts left and right. He was listed as one of the best prospects in his native country in 2016 among talents like Poliana Botelho, Viviane Pereira, Luan Chagas, Amanda Lemos and Bruna Ellen. Ferreira saw all of them sign with the UFC or Bellator, but his phone never rang.