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LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA will bring not one, but two world championship contests to “The Windy City” Friday, June 16 when the promotion returns to Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The main event will see the BELLATOR … Read More

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The fighters have weighed in advance of Bellator 270 on Friday, and the card’s title fight is proceeding.

Patricky Freire will battle Peter Queally for the vacant lightweight title, and the fighters came in at 153.6 and … Read More

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A.J. McKee remains undefeated, after ending Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire’s reign at featherweight tonight at Bellator 263

The rising star rocked Freire with a head kick in the opening round, and after dropping the renowned fighter, McKee (18-0) … Read More

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The fighters have weighed in for Saturday’s Bellator 263 card, and the featherweight grand prix final is proceeding.

The fight will see champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (32-4) take on rising, undefeated star, A.J. McKee (17-0).

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AJ McKee acknowledges that Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is one of the most accomplished fighters in the game. But, the rising star believes he will end the Freire era when they battle later this year.

Freire (32-4) ensured … Read More

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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire will battle AJ McKee in the finals of Bellator’s featherweight grand prix, thanks to the latest, impressive win he recorded on Friday.

Freire faced Emmanuel Sanchez in the main event of Bellator 255, in … Read More

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The fighters have weighed in for Friday’s Bellator 255 card in Uncasville, and all of the fights are proceeding.

In the main event, featherweight champ Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire will take on Emmanuel Sanchez, in a fight that … Read More

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Bellator has announced a broadcasting deal with Showtime, which will begin with a card headlined by Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire versus Emmanuel Sanchez.

On Tuesday, the ViacomCBS properties announced a multi-year deal which will see Bellator events broadcast … Read More

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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire isn’t saying he plans to leave Bellator, but the decorated fighter would like the opportunity to face the UFC’s best.

On account of his resume, which includes winning both Bellator’s featherweight and lightweight titles, … Read More

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After being eliminated from Bellator’s featherweight grand prix on Thursday, by champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire, Pedro Carvalho is vowing he’ll be back.

Carvalho faced the champ-champ in the main event of Bellator 252, and he was stopped … Read More

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Following Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire’s latest win, Bellator President, Scott Coker has proclaimed the champion is the sport’s best featherweight.

Freire faced Pedro Carvalho on Thursday in the main event of Bellator 252, in a fight that also … Read More

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Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire continues to train, after being pulled from Bellator 249 last month due to medical issues. But, the fighter is reporting doctors still aren’t sure what led to the symptoms he experienced.

The Brazilian fighter … Read More

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Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 252, which is taking place tomorrow in Uncasville, Connecticut.

In the main event, featherweight champ Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire will face Pedro Carvalho. The fight is also a quarterfinal bout in … Read More

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Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Pedro Carvalho didn’t fight this past March as scheduled, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, it’s being reported that Bellator has rebooked the featherweight grand prix, quarterfinal match-up.

Bellator has reportedly, rebooked … Read More

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Recently UFC President Dana White claimed he didn’t know enough about Patricio “Pitbull” Freire to comment on his abilities as a fighter, and the Bellator champ-champ was quick to respond.

Following Jon Jones’s decision to vacate the … Read More

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The fighter payouts for Saturday’s Bellator 228 card have been released, and the promotion’s featherweight and lightweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire led the way.

Freire took on Juan Archuleta at the event, which took place in Inglewood, … Read More

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Here are the results from Bellator 228, which took place in Inglewood, California. The now, selected quarterfinals for the featherweight grand prix are also below.

In the card’s first headliner, featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire outscored Juan … Read More

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The fighters have weighed in for Saturday’s Bellator 228 card in Inglewood, California, and all of the match-ups are green lit.

In tomorrow’s main event, featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will take on Juan Archueleta, in a … Read More

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Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will face Juan Archuleta in the opening round of Bellator’s featherweight grand prix on Saturday, and if he wins, that doesn’t mean the champ-champ won’t be defending the lightweight title in short term future.… Read More

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Typically discussions regarding who is the greatest featherweight of all-time primarily involve Jose Aldo and Max Holloway, but Bellator champ-champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has another take.

Bellator’s featherweight and lightweight champ is booked to fight Juan Archuleta … Read More