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'Captain America' Expects Patricio 'Pitbull' to Prevail in Matchup of Double Champions

Known for being an excellent promoter of his athletes' fights, wrestling coach Eric Albarracin has been more restrained when discussing Patricio Freire's third Octagon appearance against Belgian debutant Losene Keita at UFC Paris.

"It will be a duel of double champions, with only one champion,” Albarracin told Sherdog.com. “‘The ‘Black Panther’ is incredibly tough, explosive, a monster in fact, but he's never faced an opponent at Patricio's level. In the end, ‘Pitbull’ will be the one to drain Pantera's blood.”

According to the wrestling coach, Freire’s camp wasn't very long, but they had enough time to hone some grappling techniques against the Belgian.