‘Pitbull’ Freire threatens to leave Bellator
Patricio Freire: “Bellator disrespected me and they will have to be really generous to me to repair it. They will have to give me better things to make me forget about it.”
It’s not uncommon for fighters to have grievances with their employer in mixed martial arts and often they keep that to themselves. And sometimes they don’t. Tournament champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Friere will fight for the Bellator featherweight championship on June 6th, but in the back of his mind he still thinks about the way he was mistreated by organization:
“I didn’t forgive them, the wound is still open,” he said. “You can’t erase the past, it left scars. Bellator disrespected me and they will have to be really generous to me to repair it. They will have to give me better things to make me forget about it.”
“I will turn 27, and I have had many fights in my career. I did a lot of things the world didn’t see,” he continued. “I will do anything I have to do for my career. I can’t wait much longer. If Bellator tells me it’s happening now, I will stay (in Bellator). If they don’t give me what I deserve, I will leave for the promotion that offers me a better opportunity.