It might just be the most anticipated fight in Bellator MMA history.
Patricio Freire will defend his undisputed featherweight championship against the undefeated A.J. McKee in the Bellator 263 main event on July 31 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. They are the last men standing in the promotion’s star-studded 16-man featherweight grand prix, which began in 2019.
Freire enters the cage on the strength of a seven-fight winning streak that spans nearly five years. The 33-year-old Brazilian last appeared at Bellator 255, where he choked Emmanuel Sanchez unconscious with a first-round guillotine and eliminated the Roufusport standout in the tournament semifinals.