Patricio Pitbull Rejects Fight Against Losene Keita After Missing Weight
UFC featherweight Patricio Pitbull has declined to face Losene Keita at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, after Keita missed weight by three pounds on Friday in Paris. Pitbull, 38, did not hide his refusal to accept any agreed-upon weight agreement, once Keita failed on the scales. The fight was scheduled with relatively little notice, but Pitbull stated that his younger opponent should have had a much easier time making weight than he did, as Keita lives and trains in Europe, while Pitbull resides in Brazil.Pitbull continued to express his disappointment with Keita’s preparation, suggesting that he didn’t make enough effort to meet the required weight.He said in an interview that he was faster, stronger, and younger. I gave him all the advantages, as well as allowing this fight to take place here in Paris. He drove two hours to get here, so there was no suffering. His weight was low, he arrived here at 165 pounds, just like me.
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Keita, 27, was supposed to debut in the UFC. He offered a public apology for not making weight on Friday. “For the first time in 25 fights, I failed to make weight, and it had to happen in my UFC debut,” Keita wrote on X. “I wanted to continue and would have given everything to make weight, but my body didn’t want to. I sincerely apologize to my fans. I will return, as I do every time I fall in life.” Pitbull (37-8) is a former Bellator MMA champion. He signed with the UFC earlier this year and has already fought twice in 2025. He has asked the UFC to reschedule him on their UFC Fight Night card on October 11 in Rio de Janeiro.I am absolutely sure he didn’t try to [lose weight]. At 9 a.m., he weighed in, he was over, and instead of trying until 11 a.m., which is the time limit, he was eating baby food. Screw it, man. If you want to blame someone, blame my opponent.
Patricio Pitbull
