The Bellator lightweight title has not been defended in more than a year, but no interim title has been created, so for top contender Patricky Freire, he’s accepted another non-title matchup.
MMAjunkie confirmed that Freire, better known as Patricky Pitbull, will take on Japanese submission specialist Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 205. The entire main card will air live at 9 PM ET/PT on Paramount Network on Friday, September 21st.
Pitbull (19-8) is coming off a TKO win over Derek Campos in February, making his third straight victory and his fifth overall out of his last six. He also knocked out Josh Thomson in February 2017, as well as edged out former UFC champion Benson Henderson by split decision later that…
Patricky Pitbull vs. Goiti Yamauchi booked for Bellator 205