LAS VEGAS – Patricio Freire made his first appearance in a proper UFC setting Thursday when he attended and faced off with Yair Rodriguez at the UFC 314 press conference.
Legendary former multi-time, multi-division Bellator champion Freire ( 36-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his octagon debut against former interim UFC featherweight champ Rodriguez ( 15-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in the featured bout of the April 12 event at Kaseya Center in Miami ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+ ).
It’, s been a long time coming for “, Pitbull”, to meet the UFC, and he will jump right into the fight against a top-ranked opposition in Rodriguez, who will attempt to play teaser for Freire’, s album.
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Check out the video above to see the first Rodriguez vs. Freire faceoff from the UFC 314 media event.
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