Patricio Pitbull has informed fans that he recently underwent surgery to repair his broken nose and will resume training in a few weeks.
Pitbull is currently ranked No. 12 on the UFC featherweight chart. The former two-weight Bellator champion signed with the UFC in February 2025 and made his debut against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314, losing via unanimous decision.
For his second UFC fight, Pitbull aligned himself with Dan Ige at UFC 318. This time, after going the distance, the 38-year-old returned to victory and also earned his first victory in the UFC. However, during his fight with Ige, the Brazilian broke his nose. He didn’t undergo surgery right away because he wanted to stay active and fight two more times in 2025. However, as the year draws to a close, Pitbull decided to finally deal with the condition as it was affecting his sleep and training. He posted on X:
“I just had surgery to repair a broken nose I suffered in the Dan Ige fight. I kept putting it off because I wanted to fight two more times this year. Unfortunately that didn’t happen and with nothing planned yet for the start of the new year, I opted to have the surgery done as it has been affecting my training and sleep ever since. I will be back to full training in a few weeks and we should have fight news soon.”
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Patricio Pitbull’s last UFC fight was canceled
Following the Dan Ige fight, Patricio Pitbull was scheduled to fight Losene Keita in the latter’s UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 258. However, Keita failed to make weight and was three pounds over the non-title featherweight limit.
Pitbull felt that when he saw the octagon with Keita, who weighed 149 pounds, the latter would give an unfair advantage. That’s why he chose not to compete in a catchweight fight.
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