Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Patricky Freire vs. Jaleel Willis scratched from Bellator 249 lineup

Having waited all of 2020 to make his return to the Bellator cage, an unfortunate health situation has prevented Patricky “Pitbull” Freire from fighting on tonight’s Bellator 249 card.

MMA Junkie’s Nolan King was first to report that Pitbull’s co-main event vs. former LFA champion Jaleel Willis has been nixed. Freire was not cleared by the commission at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, and it’s since been revealed by MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz that Patricky is unfortunately suffering from labyrinthitis, which is an inner ear disorder.

According to King, both Freire and Willis have been compensated for their cancelled matchup.