Twitter reacts to Patricio Freire’s upset of A.J. McKee in Bellator 277 title rematch

Mike

April 16, 2022, 12:48 AM·7 min read

Patricio Freire recaptured the featherweight title from A.J. McKee on Friday in the Bellator 277 main event.

After suffering a quick loss in their initial meeting in July, Freire (33-5 MMA, 21-5 BMMA) came back strong in the rematch and put on a competitive performance for the unanimous-decision win over McKee (18-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

The scorecards for the fight varied, and McKee was shocked by the outcome. What did the rest of the MMA community think? Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Freire’s upset of McKee at Bellator 277.

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