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Darrion Caldwell Confronts Patricio Freire Backstage After Bellator 228 (Video)

Darrion Caldwell made sure to let Patricio Freire know what he thought of him choosing to fight another opponent. Following Bellator 228 this past weekend, there was a selection show that took place to determine the next bouts in the featherweight grand prix. Caldwell initially chose to face Freire, having talked trash to him following […]

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Darrion Caldwell made sure to let Patricio Freire know what he thought of him choosing to fight another opponent.

Following Bellator 228 this past weekend, there was a selection show that took place to determine the next bouts in the featherweight grand prix. Caldwell initially chose to face Freire, having talked trash to him following the latter’s win over Juan Archuleta that night.

However, Caldwell was then picked by Pedro Carvalho while “Pitbull” was later matched with Adam Borics. However, despite having the champion’s choice to override any previous decision and potentially face Caldwell, Freire chose to face Carvalho. Caldwell, meanwhile, will face Borics instead.

“The Wolf” later claimed Freire was ducking him and footage released by Bellator on Tuesday shows him confronting the two-weight champion backstage.

You can watch it below:

“I actually think it played out exactly how I thought it would, where Patricio would back out of a tough fight against me, myself, A.J. (McKee), and Borics,” Caldwell said in the video (via MMA Junkie). “He doesn’t want to fight us three. These are the three fights he’s shying away from. I think he was strategic. I’m going to show up every night and make it happen.”

The pair can still compete against each other in the grand prix — that is, provided they win their next two fights.

What do you think of the footage?

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Bellator 228 Medical Suspensions: Henry Corrales Could Sit Six Months

Over the weekend, Bellator 228 took place from The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event of the night, Gegard Mousasi bested Lyoto Machida in middleweight action. Also, Patricio Freire successfully defended his featherweight title against Juan Archuleta in the opening round of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix Tournament. Now, with the event in […]

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Over the weekend, Bellator 228 took place from The Forum in Inglewood, California.

In the main event of the night, Gegard Mousasi bested Lyoto Machida in middleweight action. Also, Patricio Freire successfully defended his featherweight title against Juan Archuleta in the opening round of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix Tournament. Now, with the event in the books, we have the Bellator 228 medical suspensions to pass along, courtesy of MMA Fighting.

Check out the suspensions below.

Bellator 228 Medical Suspensions

  • Lyoto Machida: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Gegard Mousasi: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Patricio Freire: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Juan Archuleta: 60-day medical suspension for head laceration
  • A.J. McKee: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Georgi Karakhanyan: 45-day medical suspension for KO (30-days mandatory)
  • Darrion Caldwell: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Henry Corrales: 180-day medical suspension for left elbow injury; 60-days for right eye laceration
  • Daniel Weichel: 60-day medical suspension for left cheek laceration
  • Saul Rogers: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Adrian Najera: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Jason Edwards: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Johnny Santa Maria: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Benji Gomez: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Andre Walker: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Ozzy Diaz: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Emilio Williams: 180-day medical suspension for right knee injury; 45-day medical suspension for TKO (30-days mandatory)
  • Ian Butler: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • A.J. Agazarm: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Jonathan Quiroz: 180-day medical suspension for right hand injury
  • Ava Knight: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Shannon Goughary: 45-day medical suspension for KO (30-days mandatory)
  • Antonio McKee: 180-day medical suspension for right knee injury
  • William Sriyapai: 45-day medical suspension for KO (30-days mandatory); 60-day suspension for left eye laceration
  • Mike Jasper: 180-day medical suspension for left ankle injury; 45-day medical suspension for KO (30-days mandatory)
  • Johnny Cisneros: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Shawn Bunch: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Leandro Higo: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Weber Almeida: 180-day medical suspension for left thumb injury
  • Castle Williams: 45-day medical suspension for TKO (30-days mandatory); 60-day suspension for right eye injury
  • Joshua Jones: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • Dominic Clark: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • James Barnes: 7-day mandatory rest period
  • David Duran: 7-day mandatory rest period

What do you think about the Bellator 228 medical suspensions?

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Bellator 228 Medical Suspensions: Corrales & McKee Facing Lengthy Sits

Bellator 228 has wrapped up and the medical suspensions have been revealed. Gegard Mousasi edged out Lyoto Machida via split decision in the main event. The co-main event saw Patricio Freire successfully defend his featherweight title against Juan Arch…

Bellator 228 has wrapped up and the medical suspensions have been revealed. Gegard Mousasi edged out Lyoto Machida via split decision in the main event. The co-main event saw Patricio Freire successfully defend his featherweight title against Juan Archuleta via unanimous decision. This also served as an opening round bout in the Bellator Featherweight World […]

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Bellator 228 Salaries: Patricio Freire Leads The Way

The Bellator 228 salaries have been released from this past weekend’s event in Inglewood, California. In the main event of the night, Gegard Mousasi topped Lyoto Machida in middleweight action. Also, Patricio Freire retained his featherweight championship in the opening round of the 145-pound Grand Prix tournament. He bested Juan Archuleta after five rounds of […]

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The Bellator 228 salaries have been released from this past weekend’s event in Inglewood, California.

In the main event of the night, Gegard Mousasi topped Lyoto Machida in middleweight action. Also, Patricio Freire retained his featherweight championship in the opening round of the 145-pound Grand Prix tournament. He bested Juan Archuleta after five rounds of fighting.

You can check out the full Bellator 228 salaries below via MMA Fighting.

Bellator 228 Salaries

Main Card

  • Gegard Mousasi ($150,000 + no win bonus = $150,000) def. Lyoto Machida ($150,000)
  • Patricio Freire ($200,000 + no win bonus = $200,000) def. Juan Archuleta ($75,000)
  • A.J. McKee ($50,000 + no win bonus = $50,000) def. Georgi Karakhanyan ($30,000)
  • Darrion Caldwell ($125,000 + no win bonus = $125,000) def. Henry Corrales ($30,000)
  • Daniel Weichel ($40,000 + $40,000 win bonus = $80,000) def. Saul Rogers ($20,000)

Prelims

  • A.J. Agazarm ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Jonathan Quiroz ($2,000)
  • Ava Knight ($10,000 + $10,000 win bonus = $20,000) def. Shannon Goughary ($3,000)
  • Antonio McKee ($25,000 + no win bonus = $25,000) def. William Sriyapai ($5,000)
  • Johnny Cisneros ($4,000 + $4,000 win bonus = $8,000) def. Mike Jasper ($10,000)
  • Leandro Higo ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Shawn Bunch ($13,000)
  • Weber Almeida ($6,000 + $6,000 win bonus = $12,000) def. Castle Williams ($2,000)
  • James Barnes ($2,250 + $2,250 win bonus = $4,500) def. David Duran ($2,250)
  • Joshua Jones ($2,000 + $2,000 win bonus = $4,000) def. Dominic Clark ($2,000)
  • Adrian Najera ($1,200 + $1,200 win bonus = $2,400) def. Jason Edwards ($1,200)
  • Benji Gomez ($1,500 + $1,500 win bonus = $3,000) def. Jonathan Santa Maria ($2,000)
  • Ozzy Diaz ($1,500 + $1,500 win bonus = $3,000) def. Andre Walker ($1,500)
  • Ian Butler ($1,500 + $1,500 win bonus = $3,000) def. Emilio Williams ($1,200)

What do you make of the Bellator 228 salaries?

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Bellator 228 Salaries: Patricio Freire Tops The List

The Bellator 228 salaries have been released. Bellator 228 took place this past Saturday night (Sept. 28) inside The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event, Gegard Mousasi took on Lyoto Machida in a rematch from their 2014 bout. While Machid…

The Bellator 228 salaries have been released. Bellator 228 took place this past Saturday night (Sept. 28) inside The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event, Gegard Mousasi took on Lyoto Machida in a rematch from their 2014 bout. While Machida emerged victorious over five years ago, Mousasi took the split decision victory in […]

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Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals Set

Bellator concluded the round of 16 of their Featherweight Grand Prix at Bellator 228 last night in Inglewood, California. Already moving on to the quarterfinals was Emmanuel Sanchez, Derek Campos, Adam Borics, and Pedro Carvalho. In the second part, it was A.J. McKee, Darrion Caldwell, Daniel Weichel, and Patricio Freire who got their hand raised. […]

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Bellator concluded the round of 16 of their Featherweight Grand Prix at Bellator 228 last night in Inglewood, California.

Already moving on to the quarterfinals was Emmanuel Sanchez, Derek Campos, Adam Borics, and Pedro Carvalho. In the second part, it was A.J. McKee, Darrion Caldwell, Daniel Weichel, and Patricio Freire who got their hand raised.

Following all the fights, Bellator decided to a selection show where fighters could choose one of four dates, or an opponent if the options was available. In a random draw by picking cards the order and what they choose are as follows.

  • McKee received first pick, chose December.
  • Borics received the second pick, chose January
  • Caldwell received the third pick, chose March
  • Weichel received the fourth pick, chose February
  • Sanchez received the fifth pick and chose Weichel in February.
  • Campos received the sixth pick and chose McKee in December
  • Carvalho received the seventh pick and chose Caldwell in March
  • Freire received eighth pick and the “champ’s choice,” which gave him the power to override and choose whatever fight he wanted. He chose Carvalho in March. Meaning, Caldwell was shifted to fight Borics in January.

So, in the quarter-finals, the matchups are as follows.

  • A.J. McKee vs. Derek Campos – December 2019
  • Adam Borics vs. Darrion Caldwell – January 2020
  • Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Daniel Weichel – February 2020
  • Patricio Freire vs. Pedro Carvalho (featherweight title on the line) – March 2020

Bellator got a ton of props from fans, media, and fighters for the creativity behind this. They let the fighters pick the bracket, and when, where, and who they wanted to fight.

At this time, December is set to be in Hawaii, January at The Forum, and Scott Coker said they are still working on February and March, where February will most likely be on Connecticut.

Who do you think will win the quarterfinal matchups?

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