Having successfully defended his featherweight title in Italy, Bellator champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will be traveling to Israel for his next defense.
MMAjunkie confirmed with a Bellator official on Thursday that Freire will take on Emmanuel Sanchez on November 15th at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, where Bellator held its two previous events in that country.
Freire (27-4) won a split decision over Daniel Weichel at Bellator 203 in July. It was his first fight since winning the title back from Daniel Straus in 2017, and his second championship victory against Weichel. They were originally scheduled to fight in Israel last year, but Pitbull withdrew due to injury.