Patricio Pitbull has fought a record 30 times in the Bellator MMA cage, winning championships at both featherweight and lightweight with a TKO win of Michael Chandler in 2017. Pitbull has seven successful title defenses to his name, more than any other former or current champion in PFL and Bellator history.

Despite PFL boasting itself as a pro-fighter organization, the complaints from athletes since the company purchased Bellator continue to increase. The latest round of grievances is headed by current Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix,

Even regional promotions have dates set for April of next year already! This merger has been a disaster to the sport of MMA.” “Meanwhile we have to see the top brass talking about offering tens of millions of dollars to social media personalities and semi-retired fighters,

Patricio Freire takes issue with PFL for the lack of fight efforts since the merger with Bellator. He isn't alone either.

Some of Bellator’s biggest names are becoming increasingly frustrated with the PFL’s lack of events since the promotional takeover last year. Bellator titleholders Patricio Pitbull, Patchy Mix, and Corey Anderson are a few of the latest big-name fighters to air grievances against PFL since the 2023 merger.

Patricio Pitbull, Leandro Higo, and Patchy Mix have all tweeted about their issues with new Bellator owners, the PFL