Patricky Freire is expected to defend his Bellator lightweight crown against Usman Nurmagomedov at a Bellator MMA event on Nov. 18.
MMA Fight Universe was first to report the bout. The Bellator event doesn’t have an official location or venue and has not been announced by the promotion. Freire vs. Nurmagomedov is expected to headline the card.
Freire captured lightweight gold when he defeated Peter Queally via second-round TKO at Bellator 270 on Nov. 5. He was scheduled to make his first title defense against Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 283 but was forced to withdraw from the fight due to injury.