The idea of being the Bellator lightweight champion didn’t immediately settle in for Patricky Freire . The long-time Bellator contender finally got his hands on a title belt after a decade of competing in the promotion. Freire (24-10 MMA, 15-8 BMMA) scored a second-round TKO win over Queally (13-6-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) in the main event of Friday’s Bellator 270 to claim the vacant 155-pound title. The Brazilian was happy afterward but didn’t feel any different as champ. “I haven’t realized what just happened,” Freire told reporters at the Bellator 270 post-fight news conference. “I’m very happy, but this is so normal to me because I’ve seen so many belts in the hands of my brother (Patricio)
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