Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has taken PFL to job for its “disastrous” dealing with of the Bellator MMA acquisition in late 2023. Particularly, the dearth of fights for these combatants who sat on the shelf for almost all of 2024.
PFL head cheese Donn Davis insists the promotion did the most effective it might.
“PFL has ALWAYS offered all fighters two fights a yr,” Davis wrote on social media. “After we acquired Bellator THEY had ZERO battle occasions scheduled for his or her Bellator 210 fighters in 2024. PFL MMA stepped in and did greatest we might for them in 2024. 2025 ALL fighters once more [get] two fights a yr!”
Freire not too long ago petitioned PFL for his unconditional launch.
“Bellator is PFL’s property, many fighters didn’t battle a single time and plenty of like me solely fought as soon as,” Freire replied. “You stated you’d honor everybody’s contracts and provides them two fights this yr. You didn’t. You narrow over 70% of the roster and had many renegotiate their pay.”
Don’t anticipate any sympathy from UFC CEO Dana White.
“So far as PFL offering everybody two fights this yr, I actually hope that’s what’s gonna occur and never as a result of many extra shall be lower,” Freire continued. “I would like PFL to succeed, it’s good for the game and for fighters. That stated, I need to go away instantly. Can we conform to it this week?”
Bellator MMA returns to motion with its newest “Champions Collection” battle card on Jan. 25 at Coca-Cola Enviornment in Dubai. The 37 year-old Freire (36-7) has not competed since registering a technical knockout victory over Jeremy Kennedy final March in Belfast.
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