With Patricio “Pitbull” Freire recovering from a second hand surgery, fellow tournament winner Pat Curran will get the next shot at Bellator featherweight champion Joe Warren.
Bellator CEO and chairman Bjorn Rebney today confirmed the plans with MMAjunkie.com.
According to Rebney, Curran has leapfrogged Freire in the division’s pecking order. His title fight with Warren in now targeted for a currently unannounced February event – one that could also feature Bellator champ Eddie Alvarez vs. DREAM champ Shinya Aoki.