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Patricio Freire blasts fellow double-champ Conor McGregor
November 12 marked the three-year anniversary of Conor McGregor becoming the first simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history. McGregor took to Twitter to reminisce on this accomplishment, and was promptly ripped by Bellator’s Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who currently holds the Bellator featherweight and lightweight belts — the same belts McGregor held in the UFC. Freire […]
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VIDEO | Darrion Caldwell caldwell confronts Patricio Freire backstage at Bellator 228
Darrion Caldwell was not happy that Patricio Freire did not pick him to fight in the Selection Show following Bellator 228. Instead, the featherweight champion decided to fight Pedro Carvalho, leaving Caldwell matched up with Adam Borics on the other side of the bracket. Following the event, Darrion Caldwell went to Patricio Freire’s locker room […]
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Bellator 228 salaries: Patricio ‘Pitbull’ leads the way
On Saturday night, Bellator MMA returned to our screens with stacked Bellator 228 card. The salaries for this action-packed card, which was highlighted by four Featherweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bouts and a middleweight rematch between Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi, have now been revealed. The top earned for this card was Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, […]
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Scott Coker says he hoped Patricio “Pitbull” Freire picked another opponent in grand prix
Bellator president Scott Coker was asked what he thought about the Bellator featherweight world grand prix quarterfinals matchups, and he said that while he liked the matchups, he was hoping at least one of them was different. The fighters drew numbers and picked their matchups, with champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire having the final say during […]
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Bellator featherweight world grand prix quarterfinals set
The Bellator featherweight world grand prix quarterfinals have officially been set following the promotion’s selection show at Bellator 228, where champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire had the final say. Check out the bracket below, courtesy of Bellator president Scott Coker’s Twitter. The featherweight world grand prix continues…. pic.twitter.com/6Y7ld8q6r0 — Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) September 29, 2019 In […]
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Bellator 228 Results: Patricio Freire defeats Juan Archuleta (Highlights)
Bellator ‘champ champ’ Patricio Freire put his featherweight title on the line against Juan Archuleta this evening in Los Angeles. The highly anticipated bout served as tonight’s Bellator 228 co-headliner. Patricio Freire was most recently seen in action at May’s Bellator 221 event, where he defeated to Michael Chandler to claim the promotions lightweight title. […]
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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ is confident he could knockout Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov is 28-0 and has only lost one round in his entire MMA career. Yet, Bellator featherweight and lightweight champion, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire believes he can be the one to hand the Russian his first loss. Although they are in two different promotions, Freire hopes he can get the chance as he knows he […]
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Patricio Freire explains why he’s ‘absolutely certain’ he’d beat Max Holloway
Patricio Freire now owns the Bellator featherweight and lightweight titles. In accomplishing this historic feat, he solidified his rep as one of the sport’s greatest fighters, regardless of promotion. Given Freire’s status as one of the best fighters on earth, many fans have wondered how he might fair in the UFC, namely against UFC featherweight […]
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Patricio Freire welcomes super fights with UFC champions
Patricio Freire joined the shortlist of double champions in a major MMA organization last weekend when he knocked out Michael Chandler in the first round of the main event of Bellator 221 to win the promotion’s lightweight title. “Pitbull” was already the Bellator featherweight champion, making him the promotion’s second current dual champion alongside Ryan […]
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The biggest winners from Bellator 221
Bellator 221 from Rosemont, Illinois was a night filled with fireworks for the Viacom owned mixed martial arts promotion. It’s fair to say that Bellator 221 was one of the more anticipated cards of the year so far from the second largest North American MMA promotion. Whether you were tuning in to watch Michael Chandler […]
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After KO win over Michael Chandler, Patricio Freire wants Canelo Alvarez next
Patricio Freire became the second fighter in Bellator history to become a champ-champ last night at Bellator 221. The reigning featherweight champion moved up in weight to take on Michael Chandler, and knocked the lightweight champion out in just 61 seconds. However, immediately after the ref jumped in to stop the fight, Chandler got up and […]
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Bellator 221 Results: Patricio Freire KO’s Michael Chandler (VIDEO)
Lightweight champion Michael Chandler put his title on the line against bitter rival and current featherweight champion Patricio Freire in tonight’s Bellator 221 main event. Michael Chandler (19-4 MMA) reclaimed the Bellator lightweight title at December’s Bellator 212 event, this by defeating Brent Primus via unanimous decision. Chandler enters tonight’s headliner having won seven of […]
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Patricio Pitbull says Michael Chandler didn’t sign with UFC to avoid USADA, is ‘doing same thing’ as TJ Dillashaw
Bellator 221 is set to be a big one as the promotion heads to Chicago, Illinois on May 11 and is headlined by their second ever champion vs champion bout. Going at it will be the featherweight and lightweight champions, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire and Michael Chandler. Both of which are two of the most accomplished […]
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Report | Patricio Freire to battle Michael Chandler in Bellator champ vs. champ fight
According to a report from ESPN, Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire will move up in weight to challenge lightweight champion Michael Chandler at Bellator 221 on May 11 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The pair’s grudge match will reportedly be officially announced by the promotion in the coming days. When the cage door […]
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Patricio Freire vows to kill Michael Chandler under the Bellator MMA banner this April
Patricio and Patricky Freire were not impressed by the performance of Michael Chandler at last night’s Bellator 212 event in Hawaii. Chandler handed Brent Primus his first career loss in last night’s headliner, thus reclaiming his Bellator lightweight world title. After being rocked by Primus in round two, Chandler opted to utilize his strong ground […]
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Patricio Pitbull to defend featherweight title vs Emmanuel Sanchez on November 15th
After a couple of rematches stole the featherweight division’s spotlight in Bellator, it’s time that we got a new and fresh matchup. Bellator will be heading back to Israel for the third time in the organization’s history as they’ll drop down in Tel Aviv at Menora Mivtachim Arena on November 15th. In the main event will the […]
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Bellator 145 Champ, Patricio Pitbull Calls Out 135 Champ, Darrion Caldwell for Bellator 198
It truly is the super fight season! And Bellator champs are starting to get that itch as well. First things first, the most notable super fight on the horizon is the light heavyweight and heavyweight clash of UFC champions, Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic. Then we have the super fight with some serious history on […]
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Bellator’s Patricio “Pitbull” Freire gets fined for climbing cage: “We aren’t allowed celebrate anymore?”
Though the UFC’s trip to Nashville dominated most of the MMA community’s focus over the weekend, Bellator MMA also made a Friday night return to our screens with a very exciting card in Bellator 178. In the Bellator 178 main event, former featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire battled champ Daniel Straus for a whopping fourth time, […]
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Patricio “Pitbull” Freire Will Not Need Surgery After Bellator 160 Loss
Last Friday, in the main event of Bellator 160, former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire took on former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson for the chance to fight Michael Chandler for the Bellator lightweight title. Unfortunately, the bout turned into a bit of a disaster for the Brazilian slugger. Despite a strong first round, […]