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Bellator 99: Patricio Freire vs. Diego Nunes full fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Check out the video highlights as former featherweight title challenger Patricio Freire made quick work of UFC and WEC veteran Diego Nunes in the main event of Bellator 99.

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Freire-Guerreiro, Taimanglo-Wilcox set for featherweight semis at Bellator 103

BAD MMA News — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:35:00 +0000

With Friday’s Bellator 99 in the books, the semifinals now are set for the promotion’s Season 9 featherweight tournament. Patricio Freire vs. Fabricio Guerreiro and Joe Taimanglo vs. Justin Wilcox are set for Bellator 103

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Bellator 99′s Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire says he won’t let judges decide his fate

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:50:00 +0000

There isn’t an MMA fighter out there hasn’t disagreed with a decision made by a referee or judge, and Bellator MMA featherweight Patricio Freire is no different. He just refuses to let it happen again.

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Bellator 98′s Patricky Freire says fighting spirit born out of poverty

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 21:15:00 +0000

Patricky Freire didn’t have a privileged upbringing, and he struggled to get a shot at a better life. In the end, he believes it made him a better fighter.

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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire believes judging favors Americans, cost him titles

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 01:20:00 +0000

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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Matyushenko-M’Pumbu headline Bellator 99, Freire-Nunes set for 145 tourney

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:55:00 +0000

The field is set for Bellator’s Season 9 featherweight tournament, and it will feature two recent title challengers and a UFC veteran. Bellator 99 returns to Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., on Sept. 13. The card will be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between the recently signed Vladimir Matyushenko (26-7 MMA, 0-0 BFC) and former champion Christian M’Pumbu (18-5-1 MMA, 3-2 BFC), and the featherweight tournament’s opening round starts the same night. The Season 9 featherweight tournament includes opening-round bouts featuring Patricio Freire (17-2 MMA, 5-2 BFC) vs. Diego Nunes (18-4 MMA, 0-0 BFC), Shahbulat Shamhalaev (12-2-1 MMA, 3-1 BFC) vs.

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Bellator 99 Features Vladimir Matyushenko Debut Versus Christian M’Pumbu in Main Event

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:56:35 +0000

Bellator recently announced its return to Southern California’s Pechanga Resort & Casino for Friday, Sept. 13, but on Thursday revealed the headlining bout between Christian M’Pumbu and Vladimir Matyushenko . They also announced the featherweight tournament quarterfinal pairings: Patricio “Pitbull” Freire vs. Diego Nunes, Shahbulat Shamhalaev vs. Akop Stepanyan, Fabricio Guerreiro vs. Des Green, and Joe Taimanglo vs

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Jared Downing Replaces Rob Emerson, Faces Patricio “Pitbull” Freire at Bellator 97

BAD MMA News — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 20:46:28 +0000

function not found A labrum injury has forced Rob “The Saint” Emerson off of the Bellator MMA July 31 fight card, where he was originally scheduled to face longtime Bellator veteran Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. That won’t stop “Pitbull” from stepping in the cage, as Jared Downing will now battle the explosive Brazilian striker live on Spike TV. The night will also feature a Bellator Lightweight World Title fight as defending Bellator Champion Michael Chandler puts his title on the line against David “The Caveman” Rickels, while Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren will defend his title against Russian phenom Andrey Koreskov. “This is a great opportunity for me, one I couldn’t pass up,” Downing said.

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Dana White on Eddie Alvarez: At this point, ‘he should fight for’ Bellator

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:20:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC President Dana White believes, after months of the fighter’s legal jousting with his current home, Eddie Alvarez ‘s best course of action may be fighting again for Bellator MMA. Alvarez, Bellator’s former lightweight champion and a recent prized free agent, received a UFC offer in late 2012. The lucrative deal included a $250,000 signing bonus, likely six-figure fight purses and potentially a piece of pay-per-view revenue. But after Bellator made what it deemed a matching offer, the two sides filed dueling lawsuits. Now, barring a settlement, they won’t be required to see each other in court until after Sept. 15, 2014 . White knows that means 29-year-old Alvarez (24-3), who hasn’t fought since an October knockout of Patricky “Pitbull” Freire at Bellator 76, could be on the sidelines for two years during the peak of his career.

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