Another “Pitbull” is the new Bellator lightweight champion.

Patricky Freire, a long-time contender, finally got his hands on Bellator gold by stopping Peter Queally in the main event of Bellator 270. Freire (23-10 MMA, 14-8 BMMA) put away Queally (13-5-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) at the 1:05 mark of the second round to win the vacant lightweight title.

It was a dominant showing by Freire at Bellator 270 on Friday from the 3Arena in Dublin.

The Pitbull legacy continues! #AndNew @PatrickyPitbull joins his brother @PatricioPitbull in the history books as a Bellator Lightweight champion! #Bellator270 pic.twitter.com/8TPMWWD9eF

— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) November 5, 2021

In the first round, both fighters came out cautious, but there was still a good amount of action. Queally looked to stay on the outside and land leg kicks and keep his guard high. Freire was constantly pressing, mainly landing punches and attacking the body. It was a competitive round, but Freire landed the more significant shots.

In the second, Freire got eye-poked early. It took him a couple of minutes to recover after the referee halted the action. Right when the fight resumed, Freire swarmed Queally and clipped him with a right hand. Queally dropped to a knee and backed up. He tried to cover up the best he could, but the Brazilian was relentless in his attack. Freire backed Queally with strikes against the cage and forced the referee to waive off the fight while he was still standing.

Freire won the Bellator title after a decade of competing in the organization. He had fought for the vacant belt before but was stopped by Michael Chandler back in 2016. Freire picked up the title that his brother, Patricio, vacated last month following his featherweight title loss to A.J. McKee. Freire also snapped a two-fight losing streak with the victory.

Meanwhile, Queally saw a two-fight wining streak come to an end. He had defeated Freire in his previous bout via doctor’s stoppage. The Irishman is now 2-2 in his last four trips to the cage.

The complete Bellator 270 results include:

• Patricky Freire def. Peter Queally via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:05 – to win vacant lightweight title
• Patchy Mix def. James Gallagher via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 0:39
• Pedro Carvalho def. Daniel Weichel via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ilias Bulaid def. Georges Sasu via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
• Ciaran Clarke def. Jordan Barton via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:11
• Daniele Scatizzi def. Brian Hooi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Lee Chadwick def. Arunas Andriuskevicus via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
• Gokhan Saricam def. Charlie Milner via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:15
• Nicolo Solli def. Bobby Pallett via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
• Danni Neilan def. Audrey Kerouche via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:58
• Yusuf Nazokatov def. Stephen Costello via submission (heel hook) – Round 2, 2:24