If you’re looking for expletive-filled smack talk, you’re certainly not getting it from Patricky Freire . Set to co-headline Bellator 172 against Josh Thomson (22-8 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) on Saturday, Freire (16-8 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) has had his sights set on the UFC vet since he was first signed to the Bellator roster. That focus, however, is in no way to be taken as a sign of disrespect for the former Strikeforce champion. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. “As soon as I heard (Thomson) was hired, I think I was the first guy to email Bellator asking to fight him,” Freire told MMAjunkie
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