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Bellator 152 headliner Patricky Freire to Kevin Souza: ‘I can end a fight with one punch’

Patricky Freire got a new opponent for Saturday’s Bellator 152 main event, but his focus remains the same. Fresh off a devastating first-round finish over Ryan Couture in January, "Pitbull" faces Kevin Souza in Torino, Italy, and sees only one difference between the UFC veteran and his previous opponent, Derek Campos.

"The only difference now is that Kevin is tall for the division," Freire told MMA Fighting. "He has a reach that’s similar to some welterweights or even middleweights. That’s the only difference. He likes to box, and that’s the same school I come from.