Pedro Carvalho
PFL’s Pedro Carvalho upset by stoppage in Brendan Loughnane loss, claims referee admitted wrong call
Pedro Carvalho is far from happy with how his PFL debut went. The Bellator veteran lost by first-round TKO to Brendan Loughnane in the co-main event of Friday’s 2024 PFL 3 event. Carvalho (13-9) was hurt early by Loughnane (28-5), but was fighting back. In the final sequence, Loughnane connected with...
Pedro Carvalho releases statement following Bellator 252 KO loss to Patricio Freire
Pedro Carvalho will not let Thursday’s result discourage him from his ultimate goal. The Bellator featherweight contender suffered a first-round knockout loss in a title fight with Bellator lightweight and featherweight champion Patricio Freire (31-4 MMA, 19-4 BMMA) in the main event of Bellator 252 in Uncasville, Conn. The...
Bellator 252 results: Patricio Freire blasts through Pedro Carvalho in short order
Patricio Freire doesn’t get paid by the hour. Bellator’s lightweight and featherweight champion put his latter belt on the line Thursday night against Pedro Carvalho in a matchup that doubled as a Bellator grand prix quarterfinal bout. And he wasted little time getting the job done, earning the knockout...
Pedro Carvalho in no doubt ahead of Bellator 252 title tilt: ‘I will shock the world’
Portugal’s Pedro Carvalho has had to sit tight and wait, but his shot at the Bellator featherweight title has finally arrived. Carvalho (11-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will take on reigning two-division champion Patricio Freire for the 145-pound title in the quarterfinals of the featherweight grand prix at Bellator 252....
Pedro Carvalho vows to be ready for rebooked Bellator title shot: ‘I will become world champion’
Pedro Carvalho was moments away from the biggest fight of his career. Then everything was shut down. Carvalho (11-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) was scheduled to challenge featherweight champion Patricio Freire in the featherweight grand prix quarterfinals at Bellator 241. But just hours before the event, the promotion decided to...
Bellator 241 headliner Pedro Carvalho brushes off Patricio Freire’s ‘stupid’ Conor McGregor wannabe jab
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Pedro Carvalho isn’t letting his emotions get the best of him ahead of Bellator 241. An SBG Ireland fighter, Carvalho (11-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) takes on featherweight champion Patricio Freire, who trains out of Pitbull Brothers in Brazil. The two main-event fighters’ home gyms engaged in...
Pedro Carvalho feels ‘like a kid at Christmas’ after Patricio Freire picked him in Bellator FWGP
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The next battle for the Bellator featherweight title will see SBG Ireland vs. Pitbull Brothers as Dublin-based Portuguese contender Pedro Carvalho takes on the man who picked him, Brazilian two-weight champion Patricio Freire. And, speaking side by side Saturday at the Bellator 228 post-event press conference,...
Pedro Carvalho happy to earn respect, and BJJ purple belt, after Bellator 226 victory
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Portuguese featherweight contender Pedro Carvalho kicked off his Bellator featherweight grand prix campaign with an impressive submission finish of respected veteran Sam Sicilia, but admitted he took away a lot more from the contest than just a win. Carvalho (11-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) forced the...
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