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New Bellator champ Patricky Pitbull praises ‘passionate’ Irish fans, aims for title defense record

Last Friday at Bellator 270, Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire followed in his brother Patricio’s footsteps at long last and became a world champion. In front of a loud and boisterous crowd in Dublin, Ireland, the Brazilian knockout artist stopped Irish challenger Peter Queally with strikes in the second round to win the title Patricio vacated earlier this year.

For Patricky, it was a dream realized after several previous attempts to win either Bellator tournament finals or title fights ended in defeats. One of the keys to his victory was exploiting Queally’s high guard with a sustained body attack.