Bellator two-division titleholder Patricio Freire didn't train with Henry Cejudo for his March 15 title defense but plans to help the UFC champion for his next bout.

"Cejudo has sent me some messages. We've been analyzing some Jose Aldo videos," Freire told theScore through his translator, Matheus Aquino. "Strategizing and planning how (his) camp is going to go. I'll definitely be helping him train for this fight and I'll be in his corner."

Cejudo (15-2) will make the first defense of his bantamweight title against Jose Aldo (28-6) at UFC 250 on May 9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Freire has been involved in Cejudo's camps in the past, including his last title fight against Marlon Moraes at UFC 238.

Meanwhile, Freire (30-4) is scheduled to defend his featherweight title against Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 241 as part of the 145-pound tournament. The 32-year-old opted to stay in Brazil for this camp and train at his Pitbull Brothers gym in part due to the birth of his second child.

"Pitbull" doesn't feel Carvalho has earned a shot at the 145-pound title so early in his Bellator career, but Freire believes the SBG product being a teammate of Conor McGregor adds "a little more intrigue" to the matchup.

"SBG has several fighters in Bellator," Freire explained. "He's the same as his teammates; he likes to trash-talk. But he will have the same destiny as they had - Conor McGregor and James Gallagher - to have his neck strangled and his chin checked."

After the Brazilian champion's last fight hit the scorecards, Freire is looking for a highlight-reel finish this time.

"He won't be able to fight me anywhere," Freire said. "I've studied his game and I think I'm going to be one step ahead. And I'll beat him up standing and on the ground too. I'm going to finish Pedro Carvalho and it's going to be fast. He will be broken pretty quickly, not knowing what's going on."

Bellator 241 takes place on March 14 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Watch the full video interview with Freire next week on theScoreMMA podcast and subscribe to theScoreMMA YouTube channel here.