Bellator lightweight and featherweight champion Patricio Freire has a date for his next fight: a defense of his latter title belt against Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 255. And while that April 2 bout was officially announced at Bellator’s Tuesday news conference, another major item seems to have caught his attention: Bellator’s new partnership with Showtime , which kicks off with “Pitbull’s” card at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Freire doesn’t just see big things for Bellator with the new Showtime deal. He sees the potential for crossover fights, too. Specifically, Showtime-promoted boxing star Adrien Broner
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Bellator champ-champ Patricio ‘Pitbull’ would love a go at Adrien Broner – MMA Junkie