Austin Vanderford will be leaving Ireland at some point next week, and he can’t imagine doing so without a new piece of hardware. Friday, at Bellator 275 , Vanderford (11-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) challenges middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) for the title in Dublin . It’ll be both his first championship fight and his first five-round bout with the promotion. Despite the upped-ante, Vanderford is confident he has what it takes to compete and win at the championship level. Winning a world title is what he set out to do, and Vanderford is focused on proving to the world Friday he’s the best in Bellator
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