Filed under: Bellator , News Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire is upset with the commission that oversaw his win over Daniel Straus. After recapturing the title at Bellator 178, Freire was fined $2,500 by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations for jumping on the cage to celebrate. MTDAR chief Mike Mazzulli previously told MMAFighting.com he’d warned fighters beforehand of the safety issue it presented. “Pitbull” Freire told MMAjunkie that Mazzulli didn’t seem very concerned about safety after his victory over Straus. “Mike Mazzulli approached my corner after my victory, laughing and saying that he just finished making some money,” Freire said. “He seemed very condescending.
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