From champ-champ to champ to no champ in the span of a few months.
Bellator MMA president Scott Coker revealed to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour that Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire has vacated his lightweight title, which he won back in 2019 with a famous KO of Michael Chandler. Later in the interview, Patricio explained his reasoning for giving up the 155 lbs strap.
“If I lost [the title] at 145 pounds, I can’t be the champion at 155,” Pitbull said (via MMA Fighting).
“The other side, I have my brother as No.