After another successful title defense of the featherweight belt at Bellator 228, in which he defeated Juan Archuleta on the first round of their Featherweight Grand Prix, Patricio Freire already has a date and a name for his next fight. It will take place on March 2020, against Pedro Carvalho.
A teammate of former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, Pedro is on a six-fight winning streak as he approaches the biggest of his career so far. Freire tells Bloody Elbow he chose to take him on as opposed to Darion Caldwell, not only because he thinks it’s a tougher fight, but also because ‘Pitbull’ wants to beat up Conor McGregor and is willing to settle for his teammate instead.