
Patricio Freire is sick of hearing A.J. McKee talk. It’s been that way for a while, but perhaps now more than ever.
The two rivals recently were booked at Bellator 286, a card scheduled for Oct. 1 in Long Beach, Calif., McKee’s hometown. However, they won’t fight each other in a trilogy bout like many people were anticipating. Instead, Freire will defend his belt against Adam Borics, one fight after McKee makes his lightweight debut vs. Spike Carlyle.