LAS VEGAS – Dana White isn’t stunned to see a number of big-name Bellator fighters annoyed over their present conditions with PFL.
Bellator champions Patchy Combine, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire and Corey Anderson just lately expressed their discontent with PFL over lack of fights. After PFL acquired Bellator in November 2023, the promotion’s plan was to have eight Bellator Champions Sequence occasions all year long, with every that includes at the least two championship bouts.
Nevertheless, that wasn’t the case in 2024 as 5 occasions happened, with just one together with a number of title fights. Through the UFC 310 post-fight information convention, White was requested about Freire’s need to signal with the UFC and different Bellator stars asking for his or her launch from PFL.
“The final couple months we’ve been speaking so much concerning the PFL,” White instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters. “They’re canceling a variety of exhibits. I do know a variety of guys which can be speculated to struggle aren’t preventing. You guys know what the f*ck is occurring. Once you see that begin to occur, you’re working out of cash, issues aren’t wanting good, and also you’re going to have those who need to bounce ship.”
Dana White reacts to Bellator champs requesting releases from PFL and says “issues aren’t wanting good” going into 2025. pic.twitter.com/4oM5L35dlw
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Freire (36-7) hasn’t competed since defending his featherweight title with a TKO win over Jeremy Kennedy final February. Combine (20-1), who’s coming off a title protection over Magomed Magomedov in Could, has been left in the dead of night after his title protection in opposition to Leandro Higo in November was canceled. In the meantime, Anderson (18-6) has been left with out a struggle since profitable the vacant 205-pound belt in opposition to Karl Moore in March.
“These guys need to struggle,” White stated. “You could have a really restricted time of alternative if you’re knowledgeable athlete and even much less if you’re a fighter. So I’m positive you’re going to see a variety of that, and we’ll see how this performs out over the subsequent a number of months going into 2025.”
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