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Nolan King and Abbey Subhan

Beef squashed? Patricio ‘Pitbull’ says Michael Chandler apologized at UFC 314 hotel

MIAMI – Just when it looked like one of the most heated rivalries in Bellator history might be revived in the UFC, cooler heads have prevailed.

Fighting on the same card Saturday at UFC 314, Patricio Freire and Michael Chandler ran into each other Wednesday at the fighter hotel, both fighters confirmed at separate news conferences Wednesday.

“Yeah, he apologized to me,” Freire told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “He said that he said some harsh words. He wasn’t going through a rough moment in his life, and he said some harsh words after fighting me and fighting my brother. So I accepted it. He had the honor to come and say that, so I accept it. ”

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