Fabricio Guerreiro picked up some new tricks during his recent training at Team Alpha Male, but tonight at Bellator 120, he expects judo will still be his primary weapon. Guerreiro (19-3 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) meets fellow featherweight Shahbulat Shamhalaev (12-1-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) in a Spike TV-televised preliminary-card bout, which precedes the night’s pay-per-view main card at Landers Center in Southaven, Miss. Guerreiro most recently competed in October, when he dropped a decision to Patricio Freire in the semifinals of Bellator’s Season 9 featherweight tournament. Shamhalaev, meanwhile, hasn’t fought since April 2013, when he had a failed bid at 145-pound champion’s Pat Curran’s belt. Both fighters could be dealing with ring rust, but the 23-year-old Guerreiro believes he’s a better fighter than he was just seven months ago, thanks in part to his work at California’s Team Alpha Male gym. “I’m training with everyone here and putting together my strategy,” he told MMAjunkie.
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Fabricio Guerreiro bringing judo, Team Alpha Male training to Bellator 120 – MMA Junkie