“X.”<\/a> “Some people in the media were saying that I was doing well in the first round, but my performance dropped sharply from the first round to the second round. It turns out I took a clean shot right in the eye with my eye wide open, a sequence of a jab and a straight right, and it ended up fracturing my orbital bone right here (right side), and this side of my nose.<\/p>\n“That compromised my vision right at the start of the second round, so all I could do was try to protect myself from the blows that were coming. Of course, I tried to attack, too, but with very little success. I was hit with a barrage of strikes throughout the entire second round. And anyone who saw could tell this old man still has a bit of chin here, that I can take a few hits. Unfortunately that was all I could manage given the condition I was in.”<\/p>\n
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Former two-division Bellator champion Freire is now 1-2 in the octagon. After losing to Yair Rodriguez in his debut at UFC 314, the 38-year-old rebounded with a win over Dan Ige at UFC 318 before losing to Pico.<\/p>\n
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