Patricio Pitbull vs. Jeremy Kennedy: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Bellator 302 offers an amazing co-main event as challenger Jeremy Kennedy seeks to dethrone featherweight champ Patricio Pitbull. Canadian Kennedy is in top form with three consecutive victories, although he is still priced as the underdog against the Brazilian veteran, who has dropped his last two fights. The pairing will compete for the 145-pound gold over five rounds at the SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

MMA: Bellator Featherweight Championship

Venue: SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Where to watch: DAZN

Date: 22.03.2024 22:30

A Bellator mainstay, Patricio Pitbull is a two-weight champion and made it into the record books also for simultaneously holding the Bellator lightweight and featherweight titles. The 36-year-old is one of the greatest MMA fighters not to have fought in the UFC. Currently a three-time Bellator featherweight champion, Pitbull also has the record for most fights and wins in Bellator history. Interstingly, the champ has dropped his last two fights, losing to Sergio Pettis for the Bellator Bantamweight gold and to Chihiro Suzuki at 154 pounds in Saitama, Japan, at the Super Rizin event. This fight will mark his comeback since undergoing surgery for a back injury. 

• Age: 36
• Height: 5’ 6”
• Reach: 65.5”
• Weight: 145 lbs (66kg)
• Record: 35-7

Once you have surgery, nothing returns to how it was before. So I’ll never be like I used to be before the injury and surgery. But I still have KO power. I’m almost 100 percent ready, and I’m ready and able to fight.

Patricio Pitbull

The Canadian fighter is 4-1 in the Bellator MMA and has risen to number three in the featherweight rankings. Before his debut in 2020, Kennedy competed in Brave, PFL, and the UFC. The Brown belt in BJJ last got into the cage over a year ago when he won a decision over Pedro Carvalho.

• Age: 31
• Height: 5’ 11’’
• Reach: 71”
• Weight: 145 lbs (66kg)
• Record: 19-3-1 (NC)

Patricio Freire is a 1.76 favorite on Bet365, with the underdog priced at 2.00 odds. Total under 1.5 is 4.15 odds on Betwinner. No to the start of round four is available at 3.1.