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Patricio Pitbull doesn’t care he’s not the Bellator 228 main event, calls Machida a ‘legend’

Patricio Pitbull’s title defense against Juan Archuleta was originally announced as the Bellator 228 main event, but a middleweight bout between Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi has taken the top billing.

By Nick Baldwin

Ahead of his Bellator featherweight title defense against Juan Archuleta at Bellator 228, Patricio Pitbull discusses being the man everyone is after in the 145-pound tournament, his fight being switched to the evening’s co-main event, and more.

Bellator 228 takes place Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event, Lyoto Machida meets Gegard Mousasi in a middleweight bout.

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