Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (10-2 MMA, 3-1 BFC), who posted a runner-up finish in Bellator's season-four tournament, has joined the eight-man field for season six.
Bellator officials today announced his participation.
The Brazilian knockout artist recently rebounded from his tourney-finale loss to Michael Chandler with a 50-second TKO of UFC vet Kurt Pellegrino at Bellator 59.
Freire now joins Brent Weedman (18-7-1 MMA, 4-2 BFC), Rick Hawn (11-1 MMA, 3-1 BFC) and Ricardo Tirloni (14-1 MMA, 1-0 BFC) as confirmed participants in the tourney, which kicks off in March on MTV2.
Freire, the brother of Bellator featherweight and recent tourney winner Patricio "Pitbull" Freire, has suffered just two defeats in his career: one to UFC/DREAM vet Willamy Freire, and the one to Chandler, who recently upset Eddie Alvarez to become Bellator's lightweight champion. Freire is now 6-1 over his past seven fights, and five of the victories came via stoppage.
In addition to the lightweight tournament, Bellator is hosting season-six tourneys in the bantamweight, featherweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. Each tourney winner gets $100,000 in total pay and a guaranteed title shot.
Source: Patricky 'Pitbull' Freire joins Bellator's season-six lightweight tourney