Bellator 297 results: Sergio Pettis denies Patricio Freire’s historic attempt, sets up Patchy Mix fight

CHICAGO – Sergio Pettis performed ancient spoiler Friday when he swept the scorecards and defeated featherweight champion Patricio Freire.

Within the Bellator 297 main match at Wintrust Enviornment, Pettis (23-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) defeated Freire (35-5 MMA, 23-5 BMMA) by unanimous likelihood (49-46, 50-forty five, 50-forty five) to abet the bantamweight title.

The first spherical modified into as soon as aggressive, as Pettis utilized his inserting and Freire chanced on success with a caught kick into a takedown. In Spherical 2, the momentum modified dramatically when Pettis landed a slack spinning wheel kick to the head that assign Freire on the retreat. Freire wobbled backward to the fence and averted a finishing blow till the horn sounded.

For the relaxation of the combat, Pettis chanced on success alongside with his kicks and jab, the latter of which sliced and diced the face of Freire. While Freire chanced on some success alongside with his boxing and cage sustain an eye fixed on, it wasn’t ample to sway the judges in his favor.

When the legit likelihood learn, Freire dropped to his knees in disbelief while an jubilant Pettis interviewed with John McCarthy.

Pettis efficiently defends the title in his first strive. He received the bantamweight championship in December 2021, nonetheless months later suffered a knee hurt that kept him out of motion for 14 months.

The gain aligns Pettis with a unification bout in opposition to intervening time champion Patchy Mix, who the bantamweight gargantuan prix with a knockout of Raufeon Stots in April. The 2 combatants squared off after the bout.

Freire falls wanting history in an strive to alter into the fundamental fighter to gain championships in three weight classes for the same main promotion. He currently holds the promotion’s featherweight title and held the lightweight title from 2019 to 2021. The loss snaps a three-combat a hit dart for Pettis.

The up-to-the-minute Bellator 297 results comprise:

• Sergio Pettis def. Patricio Freire by unanimous likelihood (49-46, 50-forty five, 50-forty five)

• Corey Anderson def. Phil Davis by shatter up likelihood (28-29, 29-28, 28-29)

• Gokhan Saricam def. Daniel James by unanimous likelihood (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

• Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Pieter Buist by unanimous likelihood (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

• Ramazan Kuramagomedov def. Jaleel Willis by knockout (knee and punches) – Spherical 1, 1:24

• Norbert Novenyi Jr. def. Kamil Oniszczuk by knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 0:46

• Archie Colgan def. Emmanuel Sanchez by unanimous likelihood (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

• Jordan Newman def. Matthew Perry by submission (Americana) – Spherical 1, 4:20

• Cody Regulation def. Edwin Chavez by unanimous likelihood (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

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