MMATorch Daily Top Five: Best MMA Fights on August 2016 Schedule
Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]
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Benson Henderson returns to lightweight, meets former Bellator Champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire on August 26 [Updated]
Benson Henderson is returning to lightweight, and he’ll make his second Bellator appearance against former Bellator Featherweight Champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire next month. According to a report from the LA Times, the Henderson-Freire bout will […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 157 “Dynamite 2”
Bellator 157 “Dynamite 2” was this past week. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 157 GOOD/BAD: Matt Mitrione stops Carl Seumanutafa Seumanutafa dropped Mitrione with a power right almost immediately. The ref let Mitrione […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/27: Top Fights, Finishes, and/or Performances From MMA’s June 2016 Schedule
Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/20: Top MMA Stories of the Week
Welcome to MMATorch’s new Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope […]
Michael Chandler vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire set for vacant Bellator Lightweight Title bout on “Dynamite 2” card
With Bellator granting Will Brooks an outright release, their Lightweight Championship is once again vacant. That won’t be for long, as they announced Saturday night that Michael Chandler and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will compete for […]
Bellator 152 Results: Patricky “Pitbull” Freire beats Kevin Souza; prospects McKee, Yankova shine
Bellator’s first event in Italy took place on Saturday, with a tape delayed broadcast for Bellator 152 airing on Spike. In the MMA main event of the dual MMA and kickboxing card, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire […]
UFC vet Kevin Souza in for injured Derek Campos against Patricky Freire in Saturday’s Bellator 152 main event
Another Freire brother has gotten a short notice opponent change for this month, as Bellator revealed on Monday that Patricky will now face UFC vet Kevin Souza this weekend in Turin, Italy, at Bellator 152. […]
Henry Corrales reportedly steps in to face former champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire at Bellator 153
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has a new opponent for this month’s Bellator 153 event, as MMAFighting.com reports that Henry Corrales has stepped in for the bout on short notice. Corrales entered Bellator in 2015 as an […]
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in need of new Bellator 153 opponent as John Teixeira out injured
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is in need of a new opponent for his return to the Bellator cage later this month, as John Teixeira has been forced out of their Bellator 153 matchup due to injury, […]
Former champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire returns against John Teixeira at Bellator 153; Ward welcomes Santos
Two new fights have been added to the Bellator 153 event coming to the Mohegan Sun on April 22, with former Featherweight Champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire among the four new competitors booked for the card. […]
Bellator 148’s Ryan Couture feels focus on “what’s been most effective” for him responsible for recent success
Ryan Couture returns to the Bellator cage for the third time on Friday night, taking on Patricky “Pitbull” Freire at Bellator 148. It’s a fight which could earn him a fifth straight win since his […]
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire steps in for injured Derek Anderson, meets Ryan Couture at Bellator 148
An injury to Derek Anderson has brought another late change to Bellator’s first show of 2016. Bellator officials announced on Tuesday that Patricky “Pitbull” Freire has agreed to step in on short notice for the […]
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Derek Anderson rematch added to Bellator 147 on Dec. 4
A lightweight rematch between Patricky “Pitbull” Freire and Derek Anderson is coming to San Jose, Calif., next month, as Bellator MMA officials announced on Tuesday that they’ll face off at Bellator 147. The two first […]
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire calls Will Brooks a “liar,” says Lightweight Champ attacked brother Patricky first
The Pitbull brothers are telling a very different story of the incident Will Brooks claimed happened on Wednesday. After Brooks accused the two of sucker punching him, Champ Patricio called him a liar and said […]
Bellator Champ Will Brooks says Pitbull brothers “jumped” him in unprovoked “sucker punch” assault
Bellator Lightweight Champion Will Brooks has kept a heated rivalry up with the Pitbull brothers, Featherweight Champ Patricio and lightweight Patricky Freire, and it took a dark turn on Wednesday in St. Louis prior to […]