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Matches to Make After Bellator 286

Bellator MMA hosted one of its biggest events Saturday in Long Beach, Calif. In the main event, one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, Patricio Freire, defended his regained featherweight championship against surging, dangerous contender Adam Borics. In his previous outing, “Pitbull” had executed one of the most brilliant and disciplined gameplans I've ever seen to win a rematch against previously unbeaten kid dynamite A.J. McKee, who had snatched the title from the Brazilian in two minutes in their first meeting. Freire came into Bellator 286 as a three-time featherweight champion with seven total title defenses, not to mention a stint as Bellator lightweight champion after knocking out Michael Chandler.