Brazilian Rene Nazare went undefeated in his first 10 professional fights and appeared poised for favorite status coming into Bellator’s Season 6 lightweight tourney.
Then, he suffered a decision loss to Jacob Kirwin in a non-tourney bout. Despite still getting a slot in the eight-man tourney, he lost a split call to Thiago Michel out of the gate.
But because these setbacks are decisions and not stoppages, Nazare is moving on as if he’s still unbeaten.