BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » super rizin 2 https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Patricio Freire explains why he accepted short-notice fight in Japan: ‘If the challenge is good, I’m going to fight’ https://www.badmma.com/patricio-freire-explains-why-he-accepted-short-notice-fight-in-japan-if-the-challenge-is-good-im-going-to-fight.html https://www.badmma.com/patricio-freire-explains-why-he-accepted-short-notice-fight-in-japan-if-the-challenge-is-good-im-going-to-fight.html#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:28:25 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/patricio-freire-explains-why-he-accepted-short-notice-fight-in-japan-if-the-challenge-is-good-im-going-to-fight.html Patricio Freire traveled to Japan to be a cornerman, but ended up as an unexpected addition to this weekend’s second cross-promotional event with Bellator and Rizin. Patricio was supposed to be playing the role of a coach in his brother Patricky’s corner, who competes in the main event of Bellator X Rizin 2 Saturday against Roberto de Souza, a short-notice replacement for A.J. McKee. However, after a few conversations with promotion officials, he will be stepping into the ring to compete. Freire (35-6 MMA) competed just over a month ago at Bellator 297, where he lost a bantamweight title fight by unanimous decision to champ Sergio Pettis.

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Patricio Freire explains why he accepted short-notice fight in Japan: ‘If the challenge is good, I’m going to fight’ – MMA Junkie

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