BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » American Style https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire believes judging favors Americans, cost him titles https://www.badmma.com/patricio-pitbull-freire-believes-judging-favors-americans-cost-him-titles.html https://www.badmma.com/patricio-pitbull-freire-believes-judging-favors-americans-cost-him-titles.html#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 01:20:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/patricio-pitbull-freire-believes-judging-favors-americans-cost-him-titles.html Patricio Freire has two losses in his career – both by split decision, and both in Bellator title fights. Split decisions, by nature, are more often than not going to be controversial with each fighter typically believing he did enough to get the nod. In “Pitbull” Freire’s case, he believes in his two losses, he not only did enough, but that being Brazilian didn’t work in his favor. “Both losses were against world champions, and both by split decision,” Freire told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I believe if the judges were Brazilian, I would have been awarded the win in both occasions. Nowadays, MMA rules and judging favor the American style of fighting

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