Brent Primus Expresses Disappointment at not Getting a Top-5 Opponent at Bellator 282

Former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Brent Primus is willing to do whatever it takes to get another shot at the divisional championship, even if it means accepting to face opponents ranked below him. At Bellator 268 last October, Primus (11-2, 9-2 Bellator) upended former Ultimate Fighting Championship 155-pound titleholder Benson Henderson on all scorecards. In the post-fight interview, Primus was vocal about getting a shot at the title, and it appeared for a while that Bellator would grant his wish. Primus even started his training camp to prepare for a five-round war with current titleholder Patricky Freire, and was very surprised when he heard that the champion would be taking on Sidney Outlaw instead. To stay active, Primus agreed to face No. 8 ranked Alexander Shabliy even though he had asked for a top-five opponent.

(00:00) Intro
(00:44) His message for Memorial Day
(01:23) Preparing for his fight with Shabliy
(01:58) His camp
(02:36) His sparring partners
(03:30) What he expects from Shabliy
(04:25) Defeating Benson Henderson
(06:03) Campaigning for a title shot
(07:06) His opinion on the possible third fight between Peter Queally and Patricky Freire
(08:03) Picking Gegard Mousasi vs. Johnny Eblen
(08:24) Predicting his fight
(09:00) Walking out to ‘Sail’ by Awolnation
(09:58) His plans for the summer
(10:43) Confessing being a sweet-tooth
(11:41) His plans to get a title shot
(13:25) Being disappointed at not getting a Top-5 opponent
(14:35) Outro

Tudor Leonte started writing about mixed martial arts in 2013 for Italian media outlets. His journey with Sherdog began in 2018 and he now covers One Championship and countless European shows. You can follow him on Twitter @MrTudorLeonte.