Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-15, great performance by both fighters: Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator fw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ lost to Benson Henderson in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire) but then he beat Daniel Straus in 2017 (Daniel Straus vs Patricio Freire 4) and Daniel Weichel in 2018 (Patricio Freire vs Daniel Weichel).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 17-3-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Daniel Weichel in 2016 (Weichel vs Sanchez) but then he has won four bouts beating Daniel Straus (Daniel Straus vs Emmanuel Sanchez) and Sam Sicilia in his last two (Emmanuel Sanchez vs Sam Sicilia). Freire vs Sanchez, main event of Bellator 209, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on April 2, 2021 (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-14, boring fight between Patricio Freire and Daniel Weichel 2: it gets one star!
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator fw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional record of 26-4-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ lost to Benson Henderson in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire) but he came back to win with Daniel Straus in 2017 (Daniel Straus vs Patricio Freire 4).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Lw champion Daniel Weichel, has a mma record of 39-9-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced for the first time Patricio Freire in 2015 (Freire vs Weichel), after this bout he has won four consecutive fights defeating Brian Moore (Weichel vs Moore) and John Teixeira da Conceicao in the last two (Daniel Weichel vs John Teixeira). Pitbull Freire vs Weichel 2, main event of Bellator 203, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-21, pretty good finish between Daniel Straus and Patricio Pitbull Freire 4 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The current Bellator fw champion Daniel Straus entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-6-0 (42% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 6, 2015 when he defeated Patricio Freire in their third bout (=Freire vs Straus III).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Bellator Fw champion Patricio Freire, has an official record of 25-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo) but he comes off the loss against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Freire). In their first fight ‘Pitbull’ defeated Straus via unanimous decision (May 21, 2011 – Freire vs Straus I) while in their second bout the Brazilian won via submission (January 16, 2015 – Freire vs Straus II). Pitbull Freire vs Daniel Straus 4, main event of Bellator 178, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Straus’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-26, disappointing fight between Ben Henderson and Patricio Freire; it gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional record of 23-6-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Andrey Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Henderson). Before this bout ‘Smooth’ had beat Jorge Masvidal in his last Ufc fight (=Henderson vs Masvidal).
His opponent, the former Bellator Fw champion Patricio Freire (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 25-3-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 featherweight. ‘Pitbull’ lost to Daniel Straus in 2015 (=Freire vs Straus 3) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Henry Corrales (=Freire vs Corrales). Henderson vs Freire is the main event of Bellator 160. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-22, pretty good finish between Patricio Freire and Henry Corrales but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Bellator fw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Frankie Edgar) while his opponent, Henry Corrales, has a record of 12-2-0 (83% finishing rate). Both fighters lost their last bout: ‘Pitbull’ Freire was defeated by Daniel Straus (=Freire vs Straus 3) while Corrales lost to Emmanuel Sanchez. Freire vs Corrales is on the undercard of Andrey Koreshkov vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 153. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, some good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 3 gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Pat Curran (via split decision, Curran vs Freire), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts taking revenge on Curran last year in a fight valid for the Bellator Fw title (=Curran vs Freire 2) and defending his belt twice, the last time against Daniel Weichel (=Freire vs Weichel).
His opponent, the former bellator fw champion Daniel Straus, has an official record of 23-6-0 (43% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost both the first and the second fight with Freire (Freire vs Straus I in 2011 and Freire vs Straus II in 2015), but after the second one he came back to win beating Henry Corrales (=Straus vs Corrales). ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Straus 3, main event of Bellator 145, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-19, Patricio Freire vs Daniel Weichel gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricio Freire entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-2-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Pat Curran (via split decision, Curran vs Freire), since then he has won six consecutive bouts taking revenge on Curran in 2014 (fight valid for the Bellator Fw title, Curran vs Freire 2) and beating Daniel Straus in his last fight (=Freire vs Straus 2).
His opponent, Daniel Weichel (black belt in Bjj as well), has a record of 35-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. His last defeat occurred in 2012 when he lost his M-1 Global lightweight belt against Musa Khamanaev (=Khamanaev vs Weichel); after this bout he has collected seven victories winning the Bellator Fw tournament (season 10 – beating Desmond Green in the final, Weichel vs Green) and winning over Pat Curran in his last fight (=Curran vs Weichel). ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Weichel is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s second defense); undercard of Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock – Bellator 138. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-16, some good exchanges between Patricio Freire and Daniel Straus but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-2-0 (73 % finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Pat Curran (via split decision Curran vs Freire), since then he has won five consecutive fights taking revenge on Curran in his last bout and winning the Bellator Fw title (Curran vs Freire 2).
His opponent, Daniel Straus, has an official record of 22-5-0 (41% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he won the Bellator Fw belt as well, against Pat Curran in 2013 (=Curran vs Straus 2), but then he lost it in their third bout (=Straus vs Curran 3); after this fight he came back to win defeating Justin Wilcox (=Straus vs Wilcox). ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Straus 2, main event of Bellator 132, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s first dfense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-05, disappointing fight between Pat Curran and Patricio Freire: their second fight gets two stars. Pat Curran entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-5-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo); he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Daniel Straus in their second fight losing his Bellator Fw belt (=Curran vs Straus II) but he took revenge on him in 2014 in their third bout (=Straus vs Curran III).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire, has an official record of 21-2-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat last year when he faced for the first time Curran (=Curran vs Freire I), after that bout he collected four consecutive victories winning the Bellator Fw tournament (season 9) beating Justin Wilcox in the final (=Freire vs Wilcox). Curran vs Pitbull Freire 2, main event of Bellator 123, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Curran’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-15, fight not particularly exciting between Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire and Justin Wilcox: it gets two stars. Patricio Freire (20-2-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.7 featherweight in the world while Justin Wilcox (13-5-0, 30% finishing rate) entered as the No.21 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Jose Aldo). Freire vs Wilcox is the final of the Bellator featherweight tournament; undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Joey Beltran – Bellator 108. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-15, great performance by both fighters: Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez gets three stars.
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