Patricio Pitbull has knowledgeable followers that he lately underwent surgical procedure to repair his damaged nostril and can resume coaching in just a few weeks.
Pitbull is at present ranked quantity 12 on the UFC featherweight chart. The previous two-weight Bellator champion signed with the UFC in February 2025 and made his debut in opposition to Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314, dropping through unanimous determination.
For his second UFC battle, Pitbull locked horns with Dan Ige at UFC 318. This time, after going the gap, the 38-year-old returned to profitable methods and in addition secured his first win within the UFC. Nonetheless, throughout his battle with Ige, the Brazilian broke his nostril. He didn’t endure surgical procedure immediately, as he wished to remain energetic and battle 2 extra instances in 2025. Nonetheless, now that the yr is ending, Pitbull lastly determined to repair the situation, because it was affecting his sleep and coaching. He posted on X:
“I simply had surgical procedure to repair a damaged nostril I suffered again on the Dan Ige battle. I stored suspending it as a result of I wished to battle two extra instances this yr. Sadly it didn’t occur and with nothing set for the beginning of the brand new yr I opted to get the surgical procedure completed because it’s been affecting my practices and sleep ever since. I’ll get again to full coaching in just a few weeks, and we must always have battle information quickly.”
Take a look at Patricio Pitbull’s feedback beneath:
Patricio Pitbull’s final UFC battle was cancelled
After the Dan Ige battle, Patricio Pitbull was slated to battle Losene Keita on the latter’s UFC debut at UFC Struggle Night time 258. Nonetheless, Keita didn’t make weight and was three kilos over the non-title featherweight restrict.
Pitbull felt that getting into the octagon with Keita, who weighed 149 kilos, would give the latter an unfair benefit. Therefore, he chose not to compete in a catchweight bout.
