After UFC parent company Zuffa purchased Strikeforce, the largest MMA organization still standing outside Zuffa's walls (in the U.S., anyway) was the Bellator promotion.
To call Bellator a rival to Zuffa is to reveal a propensity for sentimentality, if not outright delusion. Still, Bellator has been surprisingly deft in carving out a niche for itself, thanks to cable-ready season-long tournaments and a roster of explosive talent.
In many instances, that talent would probably struggle in the UFC. But it seems a few fighters, especially at the championship level, could hold their own and then some. Here's a list of Bellator's champions and where they might fall in the UFC's rankings for each weight class.
Since this list ranks the Bellator champions against their UFC counterparts and not one another, they are organized here in ascending order by weight class. Also, Bellator women's champion Zoila Frausto is not included because the UFC does not have a women's division.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/709590-where-would-bellators-champions-rank-with-the-ufcs-elite
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