Bellator 286: Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Retains Title With Unanimous Decision

By Fight Sports Oct 3, 2022

Patricio Freire continues to show why he’s one of the most dominant featherweights.

Freire added another win to his resume by defeating No. 2 ranked contender Adam Borics on Saturday at Bellator 286.

“Pitbull” Freire landed leg kicks, jabs and hooks to breakdown his opponent.

Borics, who would’ve been Hungary’s first-ever MMA champion, was forced to defend against Freire’s submission attempts

Freire cruised to a unanimous decision win with scorecards of 48-47, 49-46 and 50-45.

In the co-main event, AJ McKee made a successful lightweight debut against Spike Carlyle, winning also by unanimous decision.

McKee used his grappling to get an advantage over Carlyle. While Carlyle put up a fight, McKee had done enough to secure his debut win.

Here’s the rest of the event’s results:

Patricio Pitbull (c) def. Adam Borics via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 50-45)
AJ McKee def. Spike Carlyle via unanimous decision (29-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Jeremy Kennedy def. Aaron Pico via first-round TKO (injury)
Juan Archuleta def. Enrique Barzola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bobby Seronio III def. Miguel Peimbert via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Islam Mamedov def. Nick Browne via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jay Jay Wilson def. Vladimir Tokov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Khalid Murtazaliev def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev via second-round TKO (punches)
Sumiko Inaba def. Nadine Mandiau via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Weber Almeida def. Ryan Lilley via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Lance Gibson def. Dominic Clark via first-round submission (triangle choke)
Cee Jay Hamilton def. Richard Palencia via first-round TKO (leg injury)
Keoni Diggs vs. Ricardo Seixas, lightweight