Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire will put his title on the line Friday night against Daniel Weichel, but the five-round fight won’t headline Bellator 138.
"Pitbull" vs. Weichel will be the co-main event, while heavyweights Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock headline the Spike TV card in St. Louis, and the featherweight kingpin, while understanding the business decision, believes it’s wrong.
"There are a positive and a negative side about this," Freire told MMAFighting.com. "The negative side is that I am the champion and I deserve respect. If I’m on a card, I should be the main event.