Despite a recent setback, Enrique Barzola ’s championship dreams in Bellator remain strong. The winner of season two of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America” is still gunning for the Bellator bantamweight title following his exit from the promotion’s grand prix. Barzola (18-6-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), who entered the tournament after defeating Nikita Mikhailov in the wild card qualifier, was eliminated by Magomed Magomedov in the quarter-final round this past June. It was a tough loss, as Barzola was winning the fight to many, but got caught in a guillotine choke at the end of the fourth round. “I’m coming off a loss, which was difficult for me because I had back-to-back wins before that,” Barzola told MMA Junkie in Spanish . “After a defeat, you can learn a lot, obviously depending on the person and who you are as a fighter.
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