While it was Michael Chandler who eventually unseated former title holder Eddie Alvarez, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire knows it could have been him.
It was Freire who lost to Chandler in the finals of Bellator’s season-four lightweight tournament, allowing his opponent a shot at the belt.
But now, Freire starts again chasing tournament glory, and he’s got a few goals in mind: He’s three wins away from a shot he desperately wanted to secure one year ago.