Former lightweight champion Patricky Freire and opponent Alexander Shabliy spoke to MMA Junkie and other reporters, along with moderators John McCarthy and Josh Thomson, at the Bellator 301 pre-fight media day ahead of their lightweight grand prix semifinal bout Friday in Chicago. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/bellator-301 Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: http://bit.ly/3YstIQd For the latest Bellator, UFC and MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com #Bellator301 #PatrickyFreire #AlexanderShabliy