Patricio "Pitbull" Freire talked to Bloody Elbow about losing his Bellator featherweight title and the road back to the belt.
When Patricio Freire beat Pat Curran back at Bellator 123 in 2014, he achieved a goal years and years in the making. He was a champion. And, in his mind, he was going to stay champion for a long time. He defended the belt successfully twice afterward, beating Daniel Straus and Daniel Weichel. But, Straus who had challenged for and won the Featherweight belt once before, just wouldn't go away.
After a win over Henry Corrales, Straus made his third charge at the bellator featherweight title, and this time he beat Pitbull (his first win over the Brazilian in 3 attempts).