It’s been awhile since a major MMA card landed in the state of Washington, but that drought will finally end on July 22nd.
Bellator MMA announced on Tuesday that reigning lightweight champion Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire will put his belt on the line against challenger Sidney Outlaw at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, which is the next major city south of Seattle. Tickets for the promotion’s first ever trip to Washington will go on sale Saturday, June 18th.
Freire (24-10) won Bellator’s 155 lbs championship with a second-round TKO over Peter Queally last November in Dublin, Ireland.