PFL Chairman Donn Davis has announced the Patrico Pitbull has been released from his contract and that the Bellator MMA brand is no more.

PFL chairman and founder Donn Davis announced Monday that elbows will be legal in all fights, a major change for the promotion heading into 2025. Since its inception in 2018, the PFL had banned elbows for the regular season and playoffs. Elbows were typically allowed in non-season and non-playoff fights only.

Bellator MMA's most decorated champion is a free agent. Professional Fighters League chairman Donn Davis announced that the promotion released Patricio Pitbull from his contract on Tuesday after a hailstorm of tweets by the disgruntled former two-division champion.

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire wasted absolutely no time after the PFL agreed to release the former Bellator double-champion from his contract.

PFL MMA has released an official statement addressing the future branding of Bellator. PFL acquired the Bellator brand and its roster of fighters in November 2023.

Patricio "Pitbull" Freire has been granted an unconditional release from the PFL. Should he sign with the UFC, here are his top five opponents.

Ariel Helwani discusses the breaking news that Patricio Pitbull has been released from the PFL according to Donn Davis.

Donn Davis, the Chairman of the PFL, has confirmed that the Bellator brand is over. Bellator merged with PFL in 2023 after the latter made a deal to buy the promotion. It was done with the aim of creating the biggest fights in MMA.

Patricio Pitbull and Corey Anderson, two current Bellator champions, react to PFL’s decision to terminate Bellator MMA.