Five years after his Bellator debut, two-time lightweight tournament finalist Patricky Freire is finally fighting for the belt, but it’s not exactly the scenario he wanted.
"Pitbull" campaigned for a shot at lightweight kingpin Will Brooks for over a year, but the American Top Team talent ended up leaving the promotion to sign with the UFC. With the belt vacant, the promotion matched Freire versus former champion Michael Chandler for the title on June 24, but the Brazilian really wanted to become champion by beating Brooks.
"I don’t like him," Freire told MMA Fighting.