Bellator 228: Pitbull faces challenge from Juan Archuleta in featherweight title fight

Bellator knew it could pull off a 16-man tournament featuring some of the top 145-pounders in the world, with a different format and a $1 million prize.
The real challenge for Bellator CEO Scott Coker was deciding who was going to start off facing two-division champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire.
Then Juan Archuleta and his team stepped forward.
“That made it easy because I thought we’re gonna have to pick somebody to fight Pitbull, and they’re gonna be like, ‘