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Bellator 209 pre-event facts: Patricio Freire goes for several marquee records
Bellator action returns this week with Bellator 209, which takes place Thursday at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. The card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN via tape-delay.
In the main event, featherweight champion Patricio Freire (27-4 MMA, 15-4 BMMA) looks to continue one of the great careers in Bellator history when he puts his title on the line against streaking contender Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3 MMA, 9-2 BMMA).
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 15 pre-event facts about Bellator 209.
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Main event
Freire competes in his 20th Bellator bout, tied with David Rickels and his brother, Patricky Freire, for most appearances in company history.
Freire competes in his 19th Bellator featherweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.
Freire is one of eight two-time champions in Bellator history. Three of those have been in the featherweight division.
Freire competes in his eighth Bellator title fight, the second most in company history behind Michael Chandler (nine).
Freire’s five victories in Bellator championship fights are tied with Chandler, Eduardo Dantas and Ben Askren for most in company history.
Freire’s 15 victories in Bellator competition are tied with Chandler for most in company history.
Freire’s 10 stoppage victories in Bellator competition are second most in company history behind Chandler (11).
Freire’s six knockout victories in Bellator featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
Freire’s four submission victories in Bellator featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
Sanchez’s four-fight Bellator winning streak in featherweight competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind A.J. McKee (12).
Remaining main card
Ryan Couture (11-6 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) is 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to January 2016.
Couture has suffered all three of his Bellator losses by stoppage.
Phil Davis’ (19-4 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) two-fight Bellator winning streak in light-heavyweight competition is tied with Ryan Bader for the longest second active streak in the division behind Alessio Sakara (three).
Vadim Nemkov (9-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has earned all of his career victories by stoppage.
For more on Bellator 209, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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