The Bellator featherweight champ remains around Patricio “Pibull” Freire’s waist, and the other bracket of the promotion’s semifinals in the featherweight grand prix are set after Bellator 252.
Freire knocked out Pedro Carvalho at the 2:10 mark of the first round of Thursday’s headliner at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The two-division champ set a devastating tone early with heavy counters before finishing off the job with a left hook-straight right combo that sent Carvalho crashing to the mat.
The Champ Champ, is still the Champ Champ and now he’s on his way to the next round of the Featherweight World Grand Prix!