Patricio Pitbull isn’t pulling any punches after his return to the Octagon at UFC Paris was scrapped.
Initially, Pitbull was scheduled to square off with newcomer Losene ‘Black Panther’ Keita in a bout that was slapped collectively on simply three weeks’ discover. Sadly, that proved to be too quick a turnaround for Keita, who stepped on the size three kilos over the restrict for his or her featherweight contest.
Pitbull in the end declined to maneuver ahead with the battle.
“At this stage, I don’t battle for cash anymore, I battle for legacy, and I gained’t give him this man that benefit,” Pitbull mentioned in Portuguese. “At 9 am, he weighed in, he was over, and as an alternative of making an attempt till 11 am, which is the restrict, he was consuming child meals. F*ck you, man. If you wish to blame anybody, blame my opponent. Black Panther, he’s Fats Panther.”
It was an unlucky flip of occasions for Pitbull, who was seeking to construct momentum off of his big unanimous decision victory over Dan Ige in July.
Even with out Pitbull, UFC Paris is about to ship an enormous evening of fights within the metropolis of sunshine
Nonetheless, the UFC Paris card is about to ship a slew of thrilling matchups, together with a high-stakes middleweight conflict between top-ranked contender Nassourdine Imavov and Preventing Nerds fan favourite Caio Borralho. Take a look at the complete lineup under courtesy of MMA Knockout.
Principal card (Begin time 3 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Principal Occasion: Nassourdine Imavov (+114) vs. Caio Borralho (-135), middleweight
- Co-Principal Occasion: Benoit Saint Denis (+145) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (-175), light-weight
- Modestas Bukauskas (-355) vs. Paul Craig (+280), gentle heavyweight
- Bolaji Oki (+114) vs. Mason Jones (-135), light-weight
- Rhys McKee (+114) vs. Axel Sola (-185), welterweight
Preliminary card (Begin time Midday ET, ESPN+)
- Featured Prelim: William Gomis (-270) vs. Robert Ruchala (+220), featherweight
- Oumar Sy (-485) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (+350), gentle heavyweight
- Marcin Tybura (-108) vs. Ante Delija (-112), heavyweight
- Kauê Fernandes vs. Harry Hardwick, light-weight
- Sam Patterson (-185) vs. Trey Waters (+154), welterweight
- Brad Tavares (-225) vs. Robert Bryczek (+185), middleweight
- Andreas Gustafsson (-115) vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (-105), welterweight
- Shauna Bannon (+270) vs. Sam Hughes (-340), strawweight
