Booked for his Octagon debut — amid months of hypothesis, Patricio Pitbull has claimed his preliminary touchdown at UFC 314 in April was anticipated to come back in opposition to former bantamweight kingpin, Aljamain Sterling, who he claims “ran” from the matchup.
Pitbull, a former undisputed light-weight and featherweight champion throughout his adorned stint with Bellator MMA, is ready to make a fundamental card debut at UFC 314 in opposition to former interim titleholder, Yair Rodriguez — making good on a protracted anticipated transfer to the Octagon.
Sidelined since that includes in the primary occasion of Bellator Champions Sequence 1 final March, Brazilian veteran, Pitbull had turned within the last protection of his lengthy featherweight reign, stopping Jeremy Kennedy with an eventual third spherical knockout in Belfast.
Patricio Pitbull claims Aljamain Sterling “ran” from UFC 314 debut battle
And set to tackle Mexican striker, Rodriguez in his debut outing in Miami, Pitbull has claimed former undisputed bantamweight kingpin, Sterling was first approached concerning a pairing — earlier than accusing him of “running” from the pairing.
“All of a sudden they [the UFC] asked if I would fight [Aljamain] Sterling in March, I said I’m in, but he ran,” Patricio Pitbull mentioned throughout a current interview with MMA Combating. “Then they provided me Yair Rodriguez, however he didn’t reply. I messaged him in non-public. ‘What’s up brother? The place’s your Mexican satisfaction?’…he mentioned it’d be very gratifying to welcome me to the group.
“But when the UFC contacted, he turned it down and asked for a ranked opponent…let’s see if he’ll stay on the fight or ‘get injured’,” Patricio Pitbull.
For Rodriguez, the Chihuahua challenger is tasked with snapping a two-fight dropping skid since touchdown the interim featherweight championship, struggling back-to-back losses to Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega, through knockout and submission defeats, respectively.
