Patricio Pitbull is a few days away from his UFC debut.
This Saturday, the former two-division Bellator champion stepped into the octagon for the first time, answering questions that fight fans have been asking themselves for years. Fighting Pitbull at UFC 314 in Miami is former interim featherweight title holder Yair Rodriguez, who is desperately sought a victory related to this division.
Henry Sejudo, who broke the chances of the 37-year-old Brazilian walking with victory on Saturday night, shared his admiration for the Pitbull and the impressive knockout power he has.
“If there’s someone I’ve ever tried to emulate and really gets taught and taken a kind of medication, that’s a Patricio Pitbull,” Sejudo said on his YouTube channel. “He’s not tkoing people. He drives out the cold people. They knock out hell! Patricio Pitbull has light out power.
You have to give something between Patricio Pitbull and Yair Rodríguez
Among them, Rodriguez and Pitbull have 36 career finishes, with more than half of whom coming from knockouts.
“Yair Rodriguez throws more, but he doesn’t get hit much due to his range and Taekwondo background, but Pitbull’s Takedown Defense is an impressive 94%,” Cejudo added.
Pitbull entered his octagon debut as he lost two of his final three, including consecutive losses to Sergio Pettis and Suzuki Chihiro. He bouncing back in March and won Jamie Kennedy via TKO for the third time at the Bellator Champions Series 1 event in Belfast, Ireland. Overall, Pitbull is 36-7 in his career, with 12 submissions and 12 knockout splits.