Bellator’s second event in Idaho has its latest additions in the lightweight and women’s flyweight divisions.
Lightweight Patricky Freire (19-8 MMA, 12-7 BMMA) will take on Goiti Yamauchi (22-4 MMA, 8-3 BMMA) at Bellator 205. A promotion official today revealed the fight booking to MMAjunkie. Also headed to the card is a women’s flyweight bout between Boise’s own Veta Arteaga (4-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) and Denise Kielholtz (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA).
Bellator 205 takes place Sept. 21 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, and the main card airs on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie.
Freire is riding a three-fight winning streak, tied for the best run in his long history with the promotion. After a loss to Michael Chandler in a title fight at Bellator 157, “Pitbull” knocked out Josh Thomson at Bellator 172, took a split decision from former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson at Bellator 183, and in February knocked out Derek Campos in the first round at Bellator 194 in Connecticut.
Freire’s current stretch of five wins in six fights also is the best run of his tenure in Bellator, which will hit 20 fights when he takes on Yamauchi.
Yamauchi, born in Japan but fighting out of Brazil, has won six of his past eight, but needs to get back in the win column after a decision loss to Chandler at Bellator 192 in January. Prior to that, he had a stretch of three straight first-round submission wins in his return to the lightweight division.
At Bellator 162, he tapped Ryan Couture with an armbar in 61 seconds. At Bellator 168, he got Valeriu Mircea with a triangle choke. And at Bellator 183 this past September, he tapped Adam Piccolotti with a rear-naked choke. Just one of his eight wins under the Bellator banner has been by decision.
With the addition, the Bellator 205 card now includes:
Pat Curran vs. A.J. McKee
Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. John Salter
Patricky Freire vs. Goiti Yamauchi
Veta Arteaga vs. Denise Kielholtz
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Patricky Freire vs. Goiti Yamauchi teed up for Bellator 205 in Boise
