Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (photo via Bellator.com)

By FCF Staff

Bellator 123 went down in Uncasville, Connecticut tonight, not far from UFC FN 50, and saw Patricio “Pitbull” Freire take the featherweight title.

Freire avenged a 2013, split decision loss to Pat Curran, by working his way to a UD victory over the renowned fighter.

Bellator’s latest event also featured “King Mo” Lawal stopping Dustin Jacoby, and Cheick Kongo submitting fellow UFC vet Lavar Johnson.

Bellator 123

Featherweight Championship

Patricio Freire def. Pat Curran via unanimous decision

“King Mo” Lawal def.Dustin Jacoby via TKO (punches) R2, 1:13

Tamdan McCrory def. Brennan Ward via knockout (punches) R1, 0:21

Bobby Lashley def. Josh Burns via submission (rear-naked choke) R2, 3:54

Cheick Kongo def. Lavar Johnson via submission (rear-naked choke) R1, 3:27

Dan Cramer def. Perry Filkins via unanimous decision

Scott Cleve def. Matt Bessette via unanimous decision

Josh Diekmann def. Mike Wessel via knockout (punches) R1, 0:47

Steve Garcia def. Kin Moy via split decision

Rico DiSciullo def. Marvin Maldonado via unanimous decision