Former Bellator champion Patricio 'Pitbull' is said to be confronted with a rising featherweight who recently called him.
Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire gets the second chance to make a great first impression on UFC fans when he returns to the Octagon later this summer.
The UFC 314 promotion debut from Pitbull was short of the former title -Uitdager Yair Rodríguez due to unanimous decision. The loss broke a featherweight featherweight unbeaten stripe from his Bellator Rematch victory on AJ McKee at Bellator 277.
After a tumultuous contract dispute with the PFL, Pitbull asked and received his release, which led to the great signing of all time at the UFC. Although his UFC 314 debut was a formidable test, Pitbull's second UFC recording is not an important decrease in competition.
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Patricio 'Pitbull' set to possibly avenge the UFC debut loss with second Octagon
As reported on Tuesday, Pitbull is said to be confronted with UFC Feedweight Competier than IGE at UFC 318 in Chicago.
Brazilian MMA journalist Léo Guimaraes was the first to report the news of the Booking Pitbull vs. IGE.
Ige returns to the Octagon after beating Sean Woodson by controversial TKO on UFC 314. The victory broke a recent slip of losses in three of his previous four fights, including the defeat of his hour defeat against Diego Lopes on UFC 303.
IGE is looking to return to the featherweight title mix after recent victories against people such as Nate Landwehr, Damon Jackson and Andre Fili. The Vederweight support pillar has developed into a favorite of the UFC fan since its appearance in the Contender Series of Dana White in 2017.
After his controversial victory over UFC 314, Ige Pitbull called for his next fight and the former Bellator Two-Division Champion praised as a 'legend' in MMA. At the time of his Bellator trait, Pitbull was generally considered the greatest hunter in the history of promotion.
Alexander Volkanovski is said to be confronted with familiar enemy for the next deficiency defense of featherweight
If the Pitbull vs. Ige fight to blossom, the featherweight matchup takes place in a time of uncertainty on top of the division. UFC Vederweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski was originally expected that he would be confronted against Movsar Evloev after UFC 314, but the UFC is said to have other plans for the next fight of the undefeated EVLOEV.
Rumors spread that Volkanovski is confronted with Rodriguez for the first defending defense of his second featherweight title that prevails later this year. Volkanovski finished Rodriguez in a featherweight title Unification Bout on UFC 290.
A matchup between Jean Silva and Lopes is also rumors for later this year, although nothing has been reported from this writing. Silva called for a title shot after his finish against Bryce Mitchell on UFC 314.
Pitbull has the chance to catapult back in the featherweight title mix with an impressive performance against IgE.