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Patricio Freire Speaks On SBG Ireland Beef & Bellator 241 Title Defense (Interview)

Patricio Freire is ready to go into battle for the 35th time in his pro MMA career. Freire is set to put his Bellator featherweight gold on the line against Pedro Carvalho this Friday night (March 13). The title bout will also serve as a quarterfinal m…

Patricio Freire is ready to go into battle for the 35th time in his pro MMA career. Freire is set to put his Bellator featherweight gold on the line against Pedro Carvalho this Friday night (March 13). The title bout will also serve as a quarterfinal match in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. The […]

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Bellator Spring & Summer 2020 Showcase Live Stream Today (March 9)

Bellator is ready to roll out a live stream of their media-only press event showcasing key matchups this spring and summer. Today (March 9), the Bellator Spring & Summer 2020 Showcase will be streamed live. The press event will begin at 12 p.m. ET….

Bellator is ready to roll out a live stream of their media-only press event showcasing key matchups this spring and summer. Today (March 9), the Bellator Spring & Summer 2020 Showcase will be streamed live. The press event will begin at 12 p.m. ET. A slew of fighters on the Bellator roster including champions and […]

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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs. Pedro Carvalho Headlines Bellator 241

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is set to defend his Bellator featherweight gold against Pedro Carvalho on March 13. We’re right in the thick of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. In the opening round, Freire earned a unanimous de…

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is set to defend his Bellator featherweight gold against Pedro Carvalho on March 13. We’re right in the thick of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. In the opening round, Freire earned a unanimous decision victory over Juan Archuleta. Meanwhile, Carvalho scored a submission win over Sam Sicilia to advance in the […]

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Bellator Double Champ Patricio Freire Unloads On ‘Shitty’ Conor McGregor

It’s fair to say that Bellator double champion Patricio Freire isn’t a fan of Conor McGregor. Tuesday marked the three-year anniversary of UFC 205 where McGregor made history by becoming first-ever two-weight champion in promotional history following his TKO win over Eddie Alvarez. To celebrate the occasion, the Irishman dubbed November 12 as “World Champ […]

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It’s fair to say that Bellator double champion Patricio Freire isn’t a fan of Conor McGregor.

Tuesday marked the three-year anniversary of UFC 205 where McGregor made history by becoming first-ever two-weight champion in promotional history following his TKO win over Eddie Alvarez.

To celebrate the occasion, the Irishman dubbed November 12 as “World Champ Champ day” and went on to promote it further on his Instagram.

However, another champ champ in Bellator featherweight and lightweight title-holder Freire wasn’t too pleased by the comment as he responded later in the day:

“Says the sh*tty champ champ who didn’t have the balls to defend either title after years of criticizing fighters for not doing so, then made an embarrassment of himself and the sport every day since,” Pitbull wrote on Twitter.

Of course, everything “Pitbull” said is virtually true.

McGregor won the featherweight title in December 2015 before getting stripped of it in November the following year. He won the lightweight title in November 2016 but was stripped in April 2018 with not a single title defense.

And ever since last year, the Irishman has been in the headlines repeatedly for all the wrong reasons.

Hopefully, things come to an end and McGregor becomes an active fighter when he plans to return in January.

What do you think of Freire’s remarks towards McGregor?

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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 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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