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MMATorch Daily Top Five: Best MMA Fights on August 2016 Schedule

August 3, 2016

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 […]

Benson Henderson

Benson Henderson returns to lightweight, meets former Bellator Champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire on August 26 [Updated]

July 16, 2016

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 […]

Bellator

HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 157 “Dynamite 2”

June 29, 2016

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

June 27, 2016

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

May 20, 2016

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 […]

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Michael Chandler vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire set for vacant Bellator Lightweight Title bout on “Dynamite 2” card

May 15, 2016

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

Bellator 152 Results: Patricky “Pitbull” Freire beats Kevin Souza; prospects McKee, Yankova shine

April 17, 2016

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 […]

Bellator

UFC vet Kevin Souza in for injured Derek Campos against Patricky Freire in Saturday’s Bellator 152 main event

April 11, 2016

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. […]

Bellator

Henry Corrales reportedly steps in to face former champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire at Bellator 153

April 11, 2016

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 […]

Bellator

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in need of new Bellator 153 opponent as John Teixeira out injured

April 9, 2016

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, […]

Bellator

Former champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire returns against John Teixeira at Bellator 153; Ward welcomes Santos

March 1, 2016

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

Bellator 148’s Ryan Couture feels focus on “what’s been most effective” for him responsible for recent success

January 29, 2016

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 […]

Bellator

Patricky “Pitbull” Freire steps in for injured Derek Anderson, meets Ryan Couture at Bellator 148

January 12, 2016

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 […]

Bellator

Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Derek Anderson rematch added to Bellator 147 on Dec. 4

November 17, 2015

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 […]

Bellator

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire calls Will Brooks a “liar,” says Lightweight Champ attacked brother Patricky first

November 4, 2015

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

Bellator Champ Will Brooks says Pitbull brothers “jumped” him in unprovoked “sucker punch” assault

November 4, 2015

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 […]

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