The main event of Bellator 277 is here. Patricio Pitbull he wants to take revenge against his opponent AJ McKee He regained the featherweight belt for the second time in his career.
Bellator 277 takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The mainboard was published on Showtime. The event is full of exciting fights from the ground up, but the point is why the entire MMA world will adapt to it. Bellator MMA legend Patricio Freire, the former two-division champion, will attempt to reclaim his belt from AJ.
Entering this fight, AJ came with a 27-0 record. McKee would defend his title for the first time and Pitbull would do his best to prevent that from happening. It is worth noting that Patricio has never lost a rematch in his professional career.
Patricio leveled things up tonight 277 regaining the belt, giving AJ his first career loss. As McKee tried to find his range for the perfect shot, Patricio scrambled into the fight with big leg kicks. McKee managed to score headers, but not as effectively as the Brazilian.
Patricio Pitbull tags AJ McKee in third round
In lap 2, McKee couldn’t find any rhythm as he was too efficient with Patricio’s counters. The crux of the fight came in the third round when the opponent tagged the champion with a nice extreme right, but was unable to follow through as McKee immediately went for takedown. However, Pitbull managed to get into his signature guillotine choke position and nearly finished the job.
Despite failing to find his rhythm for the first three laps, McKee managed to turn things around in lap 4, beating Patricio with his strokes. Round 4 was best for the champion in the entire fight. In the 5th round Patricio Freire looked in his favor as the champion wanted to outrun McKee. AJ also managed to get a takedown.
The fight went to the judges, and Patrico raised his hand. AJ was in complete shock that Patricio was chosen in combat. This backlash could mostly be due to AJ’s corner telling the champion he was four rounds ahead and advancing to the fifth round.
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