It has always been Patricky Freire’s dream to fight in Japan, and he will finally get to check that off his bucket list in two weeks.
On Oct. 12, “Pitbull” will enter the Rizin FF lightweight grand prix. He is scheduled to meet former UFC fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri in the opening round of the tournament at Rizin FF 19 in Osaka, Japan.
“Before I started MMA, I watched a lot of Pride, so it’s my dream to fight there,” Freire told Bloody Elbow last week in Los Angeles ahead of his brother Patricio’s fight at Bellator 228.