Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire says he has been granted an “unconditional launch” from the PFL after publicly criticising the MMA promotion.
Pitbull, 37, hit out on the PFL on Tuesday on social media after it was confirmed the PFL would be ending the Bellator brand.
The Brazilian was one among Bellator’s high stars earlier than it merged with the PFL in late 2023.
PFL chairman Donn Davis initially introduced Pitbull’s launch earlier than the Bellator two-weight champion insisted they had been retaining their proper to match any deal one other promotion supplied him.
Pitbull then posted on X that he had been knowledgeable the discharge can be “unconditional”.
“I will be ready for the corrected launch letter,” Pitbull mentioned.
Pitbull’s launch comes throughout a busy 24 hours for the PFL as they introduced Bellator can be discontinued and all fighters would now compete beneath the PFL model.
The announcement got here shortly after Pitbull started posting on X, complaining about being stonewalled following his release request last December and the PFL reportedly trying to re-negotiate fighters’ contracts.
The PFL is anticipated to announce additional adjustments to their season format this week.
