Patchy Combine joins Patricio Pitbull in asking for his launch from Bellator resulting from inactivity

Patchy Combine needs out.

The reigning Bellator bantamweight champion is asking for his launch from the group resulting from inactivity with no actual indication on when he would possibly compete once more.

He joins fellow Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull within the request after the Brazilian additionally requested for his launch following an extended layoff.

“My supervisor instructed me to carry off however haven’t heard something from PFL/Donn Davis,” Combine wrote on Twitter. “In case you are not gonna have me battle then simply please launch me from contract.

“This isn’t what I would like but when I’m not essential to the corporate being a multi time champ. Then let me go respectfully.”

Combine was one of many first fighters to complain publicly about his inactivity after he fought again in Might and was then scheduled to return to motion in November however his card in Paris was ultimately scrapped. On the time, PFL officers known as it a postponement with all the fighters anticipated to be booked on totally different playing cards within the close to future.

Sadly none of that has occurred after Combine complained that he was initially anticipated to return in January when the PFL holds a card in Dubai however then he wasn’t included in these plans after each the primary and co-main occasions have been introduced.

Combine, Pitbull and Bellator mild heavyweight champion Corey Anderson all issued public statements about lengthy intervals of inactivity for the reason that PFL purchased out Bellator in late 2023. Following the acquisition, the PFL opted to maintain Bellator up and working as a separate group with playing cards primarily scheduled abroad with occasions airing on the Max streaming service.

Troubles began after a deliberate occasion in London in September immediately misplaced the primary occasion with middleweight champion Johnny Eblen and his opponent Fabian Edwards pulled from the cardboard with no rationalization. The battle was ultimately moved to the PFL: Battle of the Giants card in Saudi Arabia in October as an alternative.

Then PFL pulled the plug on the Bellator Paris card in November the place Combine was presupposed to headline towards opponent Leandro Higo.

MMA Preventing reached out to PFL for touch upon the rising frustration from Bellator champions, who at the moment are asking for a launch from the promotion however didn’t obtain a response because the time of publication.