“Pitbull” is headed to a new cage. After more than a decade of carving out his legacy as one of the greatest to ever compete outside of the UFC, former Bellator double champion Patricio Freire is now a UFC fighter. Speaking to MMA Junkie for the first time since Dana White announced the news Wednesday, Freire (36-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) said the period of time between his PFL departure and UFC onboarding presented much more uncertainty than anticipated. “To be very honest with you, we thought that the moment we got my release, the UFC would sign me,” Freire said Thursday through an interpreter