Ex-Bellator Featherweight Champ Patricio Freire Released from PFL Contract
One of Professional Fighters League’s most vocal critics is now a free agent.
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“[The PFL] is all about opportunity,” Davis wrote. “I founded this company to create new great opportunities for top fighters. PFL has and will continue to do that for all top fighters who want to be here.”
We are releasing @PatricioPitbull @PFLMMA is all about opportunity
— Donn Davis (@DonnDavisPFL) January 14, 2025
I founded this company to create new great opportunities for top fighters
PFL has and will continue to do that for all top fighters who want to be here #PFLMMA
One of the top featherweights in the world regardless of promotion, Freire’s exit comes on the heels of Davis’ announcement that the Bellator MMA brand is no more. The 37-year-old Brazilian was the reigning Bellator featherweight champ prior to his release — one of multiple title stints he enjoyed with the promotion. Freire competed just once after the PFL purchase, as he defeated Jeremy Kennedy via third-round TKO in a 145-pound title bout at Bellator Champions Series Belfast this past March.
“Pitbull” has compiled a 36-7 mark over the course of a career that began in 2004. Many of his most noteworthy moments came under the Bellator MMA banner, including victories over the likes of Daniel Straus (three times), Pat Curran, Daniel Weichel (twice), Michael Chandler and A.J. McKee, to name a few.
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