Reigning Bellator men’s featherweight champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is set for his first title defense since winning the belt back from A.J. McKee.
It was announced on Wednesday that the Brazilian great will face Hungary’s Adam Borics in the main event of Bellator 286 in Long Beach, CA on October 1st. The co-main event features former champion McKee’s lightweight debut against UFC veteran Spike Carlyle. McKee hasn’t fought since losing his title to Freire, and while he recently said he wanted to stay at featherweight to have a trilogy matchup, it looks like his long-awaited move to 155 lbs is coming next.