Donn Davis announces Patricio Pitbull’s release from PFL

Patricio Pitbull is formally a free agent.

Shortly after the longtime Bellator star went on a public tirade towards PFL, who acquired Bellator in 2023, PFL chairman Donn Davis introduced Tuesday by way of Twitter that Pitbull has been granted his launch.

See Davis’ assertion under.

“We’re releasing [Pitbull],” Davis wrote. “[PFL] is all about alternative. I based this firm to create new nice alternatives for high fighters. PFL has and can proceed to try this for all high fighters who wish to be right here.”

Pitbull, presently in his third reign as Bellator featherweight champion, had been campaigning for months to be launched from his contract amid complaints of inactivity. On Tuesday, the 37-year-old veteran known as Davis and PFL out for allegedly reducing fighter pay and making it harder for fighters to depart in free company. He additionally lamented the tip of the Bellator model, which isn’t a part of PFL’s plans going ahead outdoors of some choose title fights.

In his plea to be launched, Pitbull additionally tagged PFL heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, suggesting they work collectively to type a fighters union.

Pitbull’s efforts seem to have paid off as he’s now a free agent, in response to Davis. He departs the group with a 24-6 document beneath the Bellator banner, which incorporates three title reigns as featherweight champion and a light-weight title win in 2019.

UPDATE: Following Davis’ announcement, Pitbull took to social media the place he claimed that his launch really got here with strings connected with PFL sustaining matching rights for any provide he would possibly obtain in free company.

“As a lot as I recognize an earlier termination of my deal and a waiver of the unique negotiation interval, you might be nonetheless retaining matching rights so I’m not precisely free,” Pitbull wrote. “In case you’re so form to let me go, why not make it an unconditional launch?”

PFL hasn’t addressed Pitbull’s claims about his contract scenario.

UPDATE: As of Tuesday night, Pitbull claims his launch is now unconditional in response to a dialog with PFL senior vice chairman of company communications Loren Mack. Nonetheless, he nonetheless expects Davis and PFL CEO Peter Murray to make clear the scenario publicly.