Free eventually, free at the very least. Patricio Pitbull is free eventually. And he’s acquired just a few parting phrases for the PFL and its high star, Francis Ngannou.
A day after Ariel Helwani broke the information that the Bellator model would now not be utilized by the Skilled Fighters League, the promotion introduced that it had formally launched essentially the most embellished fighter within the now-defunct group’s historical past.
After information of Pitbull’s departure from the PFL began making the rounds, the previous two-division champion completely shredded PFL co-founder Donn Davis and the sketchy enterprise practices of an organization that claims to at all times put fighters first.
“[PFL] is slicing a bunch of fighters and forcing others to take pay cuts of as much as 70%,” Pitbull posted on X. “No respect for fighter contracts and what they’ve achieved… The self-called fighters first group can also be altering its contracts so it’s virtually unattainable for fighters to be free brokers and to depart on free company.
“Additionally tying down fighters funds for a few years and taking away all their leverage… The self-called co-leader in MMA is ghosting some fighters/ managers and leaving them with no solutions whereas the proprietor makes foolish and disrespectful posts on social media.”
Patricio Pitbull requires Ngannou’s assist in constructing a fighter’s union
Pitbull additionally took intention at Ngannou, who signed a ground-breaking take care of the PFL in mid-2023 making him one of many highest paid fighters in all of blended martial arts. ‘The Predator’ was additionally added to the promotion’s world advisory board to advocate for the very best curiosity of each fighter on the roster.
“Hey @francis_ngannou are you conscious of all of the absurd issues PFL is doing to fighters and placing on the brand new contracts?” Pitbull wrote. “Will you ever converse up for us? I’m pondering it’s time we begin a PFL Fighters Union. What do you suppose?”
Whereas Pitbull has been granted his outright launch from the PFL, Pitbull later famous that the promotion nonetheless retains matching rights, which means that the PFL might match any supply he receives from a rival promotion, thus re-signing him.
