Reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Pat Curran will make his first title defense on August 24th at Bellator 73 against Patricio Freire. Curran won the gold at Bellator 60 when he defeated then-champion Joe Warren via a brutal knockout. Freire earned his title shot with a season four featherweight tournament win with victories over Georgi Karakhanyan, Wilson Reis and Daniel Straus. Bellator 73 takes place on August 24th with no location and/or venue announced yet with the aforementioned title fight headlining.