Patricio Freire has two losses in his career – both by split decision, and both in Bellator title fights. Split decisions, by nature, are more often than not going to be controversial with each fighter typically believing he did enough to get the nod. In “Pitbull” Freire’s case, he believes in his two losses, he not only did enough, but that being Brazilian didn’t work in his favor. “Both losses were against world champions, and both by split decision,” Freire told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I believe if the judges were Brazilian, I would have been awarded the win in both occasions. Nowadays, MMA rules and judging favor the American style of fighting
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