Patricio “Pitbull” Freire puts his featherweight title on the line against Pedro Carvahlo this Friday night at Bellator 241.
The event takes place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main card airs live on DAZN beginning at 10 p.m. with prelims starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on YouTube and DAZN.
Freire, a two-division champion in Bellator, is 30-4 and will be putting his belt on the line in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. Carvahlo is a product of SBG and 11-3 overall.
The exciting main card will also see a Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal take place in the co-main event, when Daniel Weichel (40-11) rematches Emmanuel Sanchez (19-4) for a future shot at the world title.
In addition, former New York Giants lineman Matt Mitrione (13-7, 1 NC) will be taking on Ronny Markes (19-7) in a heavyweight main card bout, while England’s Paul Daley (42-17-2) and heavy-handed Sabah Homasi (13-8) go toe-to-toe in a 170-pound matchup that is sure to produce fireworks.
Rounding out the main card will see Connecticut’s own Nick Newell (16-3) taking on Zach Zane (14-9) of Hawaii at lightweight and a must-see middleweight contest showcasing Anatoly Tokov (29-2) vs. Fabio Aguiar (17-1).
The prelims feature appearances from Bellator prospects and other familiar names in Baby Slice (3-2, 1 NC), Robson Gracie Jr. (3-0), Leslie Smith (11-8-1), Romero Cotton (4-0), Mike Kimbel (3-2), and Leandro Higo (19-5) meeting Dominic Mazzotta (15-3) at featherweight.
Bellator 241: Pitbull vs. Carvalho
Main Card
DAZN (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Featherweight WGP Quarterfinal World Title Bout: Patricio Pitbull (30-4) vs. Pedro Carvalho (11-3)
Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal Bout: Daniel Weichel (40-11) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (19-4)
Heavyweight Main Card Bout: Matt Mitrione (13-7, 1 NC) vs. Ronny Markes (19-7)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Paul Daley (42-17-2) vs. Sabah Homasi (13-8)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Nick Newell (16-3) vs. Zach Zane (14-9)
Middleweight Main Card Bout: Anatoly Tokov (29-2) vs. Fabio Aguiar (17-1)
Preliminary Card
Bellator’s YouTube Channel/DAZN (7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Robson Gracie Jr. (3-0) vs. Billy Goff (2-2)
160-lb. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Baby Slice (3-2, 1 NC) vs. Kaheem Murray (3-3)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Jordan Newman (2-0) vs. Pat McCrohan (4-3)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Romero Cotton (4-0) vs. Justin Sumter (7-3)
140-lb. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Mike Kimbel (3-2) vs. Kenny Rivera (2-2)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Killys Mota (12-1) vs. Nate Andrews (16-3)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Leandro Higo (19-5) vs. Dominic Mazzotta (15-3)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Leslie Smith (11-8-1) vs. Jessy Miele (9-3)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ion Pascu (18-10) vs. Mark Lemminger (10-1)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Vladimir Tokov (7-0) vs. Marcus Surin (6-2)