{"id":443090,"date":"2022-04-15T21:46:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T04:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=443090"},"modified":"2022-04-15T21:46:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T04:46:48","slug":"pros-react-to-a-j-mckee-vs-patricio-freire-2-at-bellator-277","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/pros-react-to-a-j-mckee-vs-patricio-freire-2-at-bellator-277\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros react to A.J. McKee vs. Patricio Freire 2 at Bellator 277"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight’s Bellator 277 event was headlined by a featherweight title fight rematch between A.J. McKee and Patricio Freire.<\/p>\n

McKee (18-1 MMA, 18-1 BMMA) was looking to earn his first career title defense when he squared off with ‘Pitbull’ for a second time this evening. ‘The Mercenary’ had won 5 of his previous 7 bouts in the very first round ahead of tonight’s affair.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Patricio Freire (33-5 MMA, 21-5 BMMA) had entered tonight’s Bellator 277 event<\/a> looking to keep his perfect rematch record in check. The Brazilian had gone 5-0 in his previous rematches, a streak which included wins over Daniel Straus<\/a>, Pat Curran and Emmanuel Sanchez.<\/p>\n

Tonight’s featherweight title fight went the full twenty-five minutes in a tightly contested affair. Both men were able to land a plethora of different kicks, this while getting off some good punches and combinations. After five rounds of back and forth action, ‘Pitbull’ was awarded the unanimous decision victory.<\/p>\n

Official Bellator 277 Result: Patricio Freire def. A.J. McKee by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47 x2)<\/p>\n

Check out how the pros reacted to ‘McKee vs. Pitbull 2’ below:<\/p>\n

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Never a dull moment in MMA. #Bellator277<\/a><\/p>\n

— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) April 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n