{"id":123963,"date":"2014-12-28T09:34:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T17:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=123963"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:58:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:58:57","slug":"freire-media-overvalues-ufc-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/freire-media-overvalues-ufc-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Freire: &#8216;The Media Overvalues UFC Fighters&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-11.33.22-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-11.33.22-AM.png\" alt=\"Freire\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-11.33.22-AM.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-11.33.22-AM-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-28-at-11.33.22-AM-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bellator MMA champion Patricio Freire is currently gearing up for his January 16th title defense against Daniel Straus.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the bout, Freire believes that a win over Straus would cement his place as the best featherweight in the world, and hopes media outlets take note of his win and start valuing Bellator fighters.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/12\/patricio-freire-i-hope-media-stop-ignoring-the-fighters-who-arent-in-the-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> through an interpreter.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFirst of all, let it be clear that I\u2019m second for now; I\u2019ll be the No 1.  I consider myself undefeated, and we\u2019re talking about an 11-year career. I have two split-decision losses that should have gone my way, but I think I lost for political reasons. What puts me at No. 2 are my numbers, my conquests, my performances. My accomplishments in the weight class are enormous. Almost no one has done as much as me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2013, I fought five times \u2013 four in less than three months. The first one was a loss to a top fighter, Pat Curran, for the belt, after 20 months away. I should have gotten the decision. After that, I had four wins \u2013 three knockouts and a complete domination of the other opponent. This year, I dominated Curran, who was again the champion and is a great featherweight that should be among the top-ranked fighters. I\u2019m 10-2 in Bellator and should be 12-0. My overall record is 22-2 and should be 24-0.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the media overvalues the UFC and doesn\u2019t give much credit to other fighters.  Compare the records of the fighters from other organizations and you\u2019ll see you are ranking guys wrong. Tell me how Pat Curran is behind Ricardo Lamas. What\u2019s the logic in it? How is Conor McGregor ahead of Daniel Straus? If Straus was a UFC fighter, the UFC wouldn\u2019t want McGregor anywhere near him. McGregor is good, and he may even have a bright future. But let\u2019s be real here. If he didn\u2019t talk so much, would he be so up in the rankings?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShow the sport of MMA some respect. Everyone said the WEC guys would take beatings in the UFC; now they are the top fighters. Why do you think it can\u2019t happen with us? Same thing happened with Strikeforce. And people said PRIDE guys were the best, but the UFC guys had success. It\u2019s about the fighter, not where they fight, and high-level competition is everywhere \u2013 in some places more than others, but there are elites everywhere. There\u2019s WSOF, ONE FC, etc. If you doubt some of the guys I beat in Bellator, check the other top-10\u2019s opponents. If it was so absolute, the rankings would never change. New signings would never win in the UFC and so on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator MMA champion Patricio Freire is currently gearing up for his January 16th title defense against Daniel Straus. Leading up to the bout, Freire believes that a win over Straus would cement his place as the best featherweight in the world, and hopes media outlets take note of his win and start valuing Bellator fighters. 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