{"id":57602,"date":"2016-01-12T17:24:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T22:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=57602"},"modified":"2016-01-12T17:24:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T22:24:15","slug":"ryan-couture-patricky-pitbull-freire-shock-mma-fans-bellator-148-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=57602","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Couture – Patricky “Pitbull” Freire SHOCK MMA Fans – BELLATOR 148 Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"B<\/a>Ryan Couture (10-3) will face Patricky \u201cPitbull\u201d Freire (14-7) during the main card of \u201cBellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich\u201d on January 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.<\/p>\n

Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Paul \u201cSemtex\u201d Daley (37-13-2) against Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) against Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC), which will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the Spike-televised main card will be heavyweights Raphael Butler (9-1) and Tony Johnson (9-2).<\/p>\n

In addition, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) will meet Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) takes on Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) fights Eric Huggins (1-0) and John Paul Elias (3-0) will also be in action.<\/p>\n

\u201cBellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich\u201d airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.com and The Bellator Mobile App at 5 p.m. PT. Tickets for the event start at only $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.<\/p>\n

Currently engrossed in a four-fight winning streak, including his first two contests with Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. The son of MMA legend Randy Couture, the former Strikeforce competitor has finished all of the aforementioned wins via rear-naked choke submission. Couture was slated to compete at \u201cBellator 143: Warren vs. Davis,\u201d but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 pounds.<\/p>\n

Standing opposite of Couture will be the elder \u201cPitbull\u201d brother, who agreed to the fight on short notice after Derek Anderson was forced to withdraw due to injury. Freire competed during the last event of 2015 and will now make his 14th appearance for Bellator MMA during the first event of 2016. It\u2019s worth noting that 10 of Freire\u2019s wins have come before reaching the judges\u2019 scorecards.<\/p>\n

Complete \u201cBellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich\u201d Fight Card<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paul Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Lightweight Feature Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky \u201cPitbull\u201d Freire (14-7)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)<\/p>\n

Preliminary Card:<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. TBA<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (Debut)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)<\/p>\n