New opponent. Same focus. This is gonna be fireworks https://t.co/4EgWFPQWLa
— Patricky Freire (@PatrickyPitbull) August 11, 2018
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Roger Huerta will be filling in for an injured Goiti Yamauchi against Patricky Freire at Bellator 205 on Sept. 21 in Boise, Idaho. ESPN was first to report the pairing.
Huerta (24-10) will get another high-profile fight with Bellator after losing his promotional return in April. In his first Bellator fight after seven years fighting elsewhere, “El Matador” tapped to a guillotine choke in the second round against former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson.
His opponent, “Pitbull,” is currently on a three-fight winning streak after losing to former champion Michael Chandler back in 2016. Knockout victories over Josh Thompson and Derek Campos highlight Freire’s current winning streak.
Yamauchi himself was coming off of a loss to Chandler, but the submission specialist was forced off of the card for undisclosed reasons.
Bellator 205 takes place on Sept. 21 in Boise, Idaho.