Patricio Pitbull isn’t pulling any punches after his return to the Octagon at UFC Paris was scrapped.
Initially, Pitbull was scheduled to sq. 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 brief a turnaround for Keita, who stepped on the dimensions three kilos over the restrict for his or her featherweight contest.
Pitbull finally declined to maneuver ahead with the struggle.
“At this stage, I don’t struggle for cash anymore, I struggle for legacy, and I gained’t give him this man that benefit,” Pitbull stated in Portuguese. “At 9 am, he weighed in, he was over, and as a substitute of attempting 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 large unanimous determination victory over Dan Ige in July.
Even with out Pitbull, UFC Paris is ready to ship an enormous night time of fights within the metropolis of sunshine
Nonetheless, the UFC Paris card is ready 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. Try the complete lineup beneath courtesy of MMA Knockout.
Foremost card (Begin time 3 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
Foremost Occasion: Nassourdine Imavov (+114) vs. Caio Borralho (-135), middleweight
Co-Foremost 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
