If Bellator MMA has a face to its franchise, it probably belongs to Patricio Freire.
“Pitbull” will defend his undisputed featherweight championship against the undefeated A.J. McKee in the Bellator 263 main event this Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Their five-round blockbuster serves as the final for the 16-man grand prix that started in 2019. Freire enters the cage on a seven-fight winning streak. The 34-year-old Brazilian last appeared at Bellator 255, where he choked Emmanuel Sanchez unconscious with a first-round guillotine on April 2.