SAN JOSE, Calif. – With the featherweight belt back around his waist after a respite of a little more than eight months, Patricio Freire has no plans on relinquishing it again anytime soon. Freire (33-5 MMA, 21-5 BMMA) avenged his 2021 submission loss to A.J. McKee (18-1 MMA, 18-1 BMMA) in the Bellator 277 main event Friday at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., with a unanimous decision . McKee was more than a 3-1 favorite to retain the title, but “Pitbull” handed him the first loss of his pro career. The fight was at times hard to score and closely contested.
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Patricio Freire: If A.J. McKee wants a trilogy fight, it has to be at featherweight – MMA Junkie