(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) Bellator has long been home to some of the world’s most talented fighters in the 145-pound featherweight division, and on Saturday, at Bellator 203 in Italy, two of them meet in the division’s first title bout in 15 months. And while their goal is the same, challenger Daniel Weichel (39-9 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) and champion Patricio Freire (26-4 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) enter with vastly different attitudes. For Weichel, this is a cherished second chance after a failed Bellator 183 title bid in 2015. Weichel suffered a knockout loss to “Pitbull” Freire, himself, but he rebounded nicely with a four-fight winning streak. Every one of those fights, the challenger says, provided lessons. “I really think I’m a different fighter than when we fought for the first time,” Weichel tells USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie ahead of the main event at Foro Italico in Rome (8 p.m
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Why, despite some reluctancy, Bellator champ Patricio Freire is up for another rematch – MMA Junkie