Bellator 255 hosts the company’s consensus greater fighter, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who squares off against top contender Emmanuel Sanchez in the semifinal of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix. However, there’s another fight in the lineup that will not disappoint. That is the welterweight contest between Neiman Gracie and Jason Jackson.
With the division wide open at present, both fighters have an opportunity to make a statement and insert their names into the title picture.
Gracie is a four-generation member of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family. Prior to his career in MMA, Gracie medalled in World and Pan-American Championships in jiu-jitsu. He began his MMA career in 2013 and went 9-0. This included seven wins in Bellator, including finishes over Ed Ruth and Javier Torres. He submitted Ruth, a standout collegiate wrestler, with a fourth-round rear-naked choke in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix in 2018.