The elder ‘Pitbull’ brother is no less ambitious than his younger sibling. While he makes the final preparations for his fight against veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri for the first round of Rizin’s lightweight grand prix, Patricky Freire revealed his wish to win the lightweight belt in both the Japanese promotion and in Bellator—where he’s spent the bulk of his career.
A knockout artist with 14 wins under Bellator’s banner, Freire told Bloody Elbow he wishes to go down the same route as Kyoji Horiguchi, who holds the bantamweight belt in both organizations. Although Patricky’s younger brother, Patricio, is the current Bellator lightweight champion, the 33-year-old believes that he should only make one title defense before vacating his spot.