Patricky Freire has chased the Bellator lightweight title for years. But he’s put that on hold now that his brother Patricio Freire has taken the belt from Michael Chandler. Now, he’s focused on being part of the Rizin lightweight grand prix, which kicks off on Oct. 12 in Osaka, Japan.
The older “Pitbull” has a new goal in mind.
Despite the good relationship between Bellator and Rizin, Freire didn’t think it was possible to win and keep a title in one continent and compete for other promotion. But then Kyoji Horiguchi proved him wrong by winning the bantamweight title in both organizations, and he decided to use the Japanese champ for inspiration.