Patricio Freire on his current trajectory could go down as the greatest fighter in Bellator MMA history, and he still has plenty of time to build upon his legacy.
“Pitbull” will risk his 145-pound championship against Pedro Carvalho in the 2019-20 Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix quarterfinals, as the two men are scheduled to lock horns in the Bellator 252 main event on Thursday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Freire enters the cage on the strength of a five-fight winning streak, though he has not competed since he turned away Juan Archuleta by unanimous decision at Bellator 228 a little more than a year ago.