Patricky Pitbull To Defend Title Vs. Sidney Outlaw In Bellator Main Event

Patricky Pitbull will defend his belt for the first time.

And “Pitbull” Freire will be doing so against Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 283 on July 22 in Tacoma, Washington.

Freire is the newly crowned Bellator lightweight champion. His brother, Patricio, vacated the lightweight title, so he could focus on the featherweight division and also opened the door for his brother to win the title.

Patricky fought with Peter Queally for this belt and earned the Bellator gold in the second round by serving his rival a loss by technical knockout.

Outlaw has fought four times in Bellator and earned three victories. His only loss is against former Bellator champion and UFC lightweight title challenger Michael Chandler.

For this moment, Outlaw is on a two-fight winning streak. He defeated Adam Piccolotti via split decision and served third-round submission to Myles Jury at Bellator 261 in 2021.

Bellator 283 will be co-headlined by a welterweight bout between Douglas Lima and Jason Jackson. Also on the card, undefeated lightweight prospect Usman Nurmagomedov will return against Chris Gonzalez.