Patricio Pitbull Rejects Fight Against Losene Keita After Missing Weight
UFC featherweight fighter Patricio Pitbull refused to face Losene Keita at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Paris after Keita missed weight by three pounds on Friday. Pitbull, 38, did not hide his refusal to accept any agreed-upon weight agreement after Keita failed to make weight. The fight was scheduled on short notice, but Pitbull argued that his younger opponent should have had an easier time making weight than he did, given that Keita lives and trains in Europe, while Pitbull resides in Brazil.“I am absolutely sure he didn’t try to [cut weight]. At 9 a.m., he weighed in, he was over, and instead of trying until 11 a.m., which is the limit, he was eating baby food. Fuck you, man. If you want to blame someone, blame my opponent.” Keita, 27, was going to debut in the UFC. On Friday, he offered a public apology for not making weight.Pitbull (37-8) is a former Bellator MMA champion. He signed with the UFC earlier this year and has already fought twice in 2024. He has requested the UFC to reschedule him on their UFC Fight Night card on October 11 in Rio de Janeiro.“He said in an interview that he was faster, stronger, and younger,” commented Pitbull in a video posted on UFC Brazil. “I gave him all the advantages, in addition to 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 with 165 [pounds], just like me.”
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