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.

Some of the top Bellator names who found themselves under the PFL banner last year are far from happy with their new employer.

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,

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

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,

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.

Patchy Mix and Corey Anderson are unhappy with continued layoffs after PFL took over Bellator and their schedules have slowed down dramatically.