Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull thinks media ignores his accomplishments: “It’ll be on them”

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire On No longer Being Known

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire seemed on MMAFighting.com‘s “Trocação Franca podcast.” He mentioned now not being identified as one of the most biggest MMA opponents of all time in spite of his accolades.

“I ended fascinated by that a very long time in the past,” Pitbull mentioned. “I’ve a large number of submissions, I’ve a large number of knockouts, I’ve been preventing out of the country since 2010, and I used to be by no means the ‘Submission of the Yr,’ I used to be by no means the ‘Knockout of the Yr,’ the ‘Athlete of the Yr.’ I believe media has been ignoring me a little, however my effects don’t rely on what the media thinks.

“Possibly world sports activities media nonetheless doesn’t acknowledge me once I win this identify, however it is going to be laborious to give an explanation for within the historical past of the game how that man received 3 belts in several divisions and also you didn’t see, you didn’t realize. It’ll be on them. I’m now not frightened.”

Freire believes he would’ve been given extra recognize if he had competed underneath the UFC banner. Nonetheless, he feels folks love to brush aside Bellator and its opponents.

If “Pitbull” finally ends up dethroning Pettis, he expects a pleasant be offering to stick at bantamweight. The period in-between bantamweight champion Patchy Combine waits within the wings. Freire says one of these difficult weight minimize requires more cash. With that mentioned, he’s pleased with how Bellator has handled him.