After battling the PFL following months of inactivity, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire got out of the PFL contract and attained his freedom. However, it also put Dana White on high alert. Of course, ‘Pitbull’ wanted to get into the Ultimate Fighting Championship. And with the kind of performance he had shown during his tenure at Bellator FC, the fighting community was pretty excited about that as well. Now, as the UFC CEO announced the cards for UFC 314, the MMA realm rejoiced to take a look at Freire’s UFC debut.
That’s right! ‘Pitbull’ is going to fight Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314, in Miami. Needless to say, the hype around the card is pretty high. After all, ‘Pitbull’ already considers himself as the future featherweight champion. He took to X to announce the big news and shared the UFC’s post regarding UFC 314. He wrote, “It’s time to conquer a new crown. @ufc Featherweights, your future king has arrived!”
It’s time to conquer a new crown. @ufc Featherweights, your future king has arrived! https://t.co/jXxuJS8bNA
— Patricio Pitbull (@PatricioPitbull) February 20, 2025
The main event would be the battle between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes for the vacant featherweight title. And Freire’s words seemed like a direct challenge to Volkanovski and Lopes, or whoever would win the UFC 314 main event and become the new champion.
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