patricio freire

Fighters react to Yair Rodriguez beating Patricio Pitbull

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Yair Rodriguez delivered on his promise to play spoiler for Patricio Freire’s octagon debut when he came out of the UFC 314 main card opener with his hand raised. After losing his past two fights, Rodriguez (19-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) showed on Saturday that he shouldn’t be discarded as a title threat in the featherweight … Read more

Patricio Pitbull released from PFL, free to speak with UFC

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(This story was updated with new information.) “Pitbull” is off the leash. Patricio Freire has been released from his PFL contract and is now a free agent, according to promotion founder Donn Davis. After weeks of Freire (36-7 MMA, 24-6 UFC) publicly asking for his release, including a lengthy airing of grievances Tuesday, the promotion … Read more