Featherweight title rematch between A.J. McKee, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire to headline Bellator 277 on April 15


A highly anticipated featherweight title rematch between A.J. McKee and Patricio « Pitbull » Freire has been booked for April 15, Bellator officials announced on Wednesday.

The 145-pound championship bout will headline Bellator 277 at SAP Center in San Jose. Additionally, that event will see a light heavyweight title fight between defending champion Vadim Nemov (15-2) and Corey Anderson (16-5).

McKee (18-0), of Lakewood, California, is one of the sport’s brightest young stars. The 26-year-old only fought once in 2021, but delivered one of the most memorable performances of the year in a first-round submission win over Freire in July.

Freire (32-5) is a former two-division champ for Bellator, and has been considered one of the best featherweights in the world for years. McKee’s meteoric rise continued at his expense, however, and the Brazilian has been calling for an immediate rematch ever since the first fight.

The 205-pound title fight between Nemkov and Anderson is also the finale of Bellator’s light heavyweight grand prix, which began last year.

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