Patricio Pitbull and Jose Aldo reigned for years as featherweight champions concurrently in Bellator and UFC, respectively, and Pitbull is open to a struggle now that they’re lastly below the identical umbrella.
Pitbull makes his octagon debut towards Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314, coming into the cage after a really profitable 24-6 profession in Bellator, and may very well be a win away from a title shot with a win on April 12. Aldo is at the moment competing at bantamweight, slated to fulfill Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315 on Could 10.
“I don’t have this need to struggle Aldo, nothing like that, however for the context, if a suggestion comes from the UFC, I’d be completely satisfied to take it,” Pitbull advised MMA Preventing. “I feel it’s a struggle that if finally ends up not taking place, it will go away a style like, ‘Rattling, they haven’t fought one another after a lot time as featherweight champions.’”
The previous two-division Bellator champion stated that beating Aldo at present wouldn’t routinely make him the best featherweight of all time, however would offer a solution to a query that was introduced up continuously previously. Pitbull feels some individuals are biased in the direction of the UFC when evaluating their résumés, however “my place in historical past is already reserved.”
“For Aldo and other people within the UFC, everyone is certain he’s the most effective featherweight of all time,” Pitbull stated, “However some those that know combating [say], ‘There’s additionally Patricio, and possibly he may very well be combating for the title of who’s the best.’ Anyway, I feel the easiest way to settle this may be in a struggle. We all know it wouldn’t decide who was the most effective or who has accomplished extra, however in a struggle we’d a minimum of have a solution, we’d know who catches fireplace first, and the winner would depart an amazing mark. I don’t have this need of combating Aldo, however it will be a very good struggle to make.”
Pitbull gained belts at featherweight and light-weight in Bellator, and even beat RIZIN featherweight titleholder Kleber Koike in a non-title match in Japan earlier than attempting to make historical past chopping all the way down to 135 kilos to problem Sergio Pettis in Bellator. He misplaced that bout by way of choice, however doesn’t rule out altering weight lessons once more sooner or later, this time below the UFC banner.
“Relying on the problem, we’d do it,” Pitbull stated. “From 135 to 170, relying on who’s the opponent, we’re in. Even 170, relying on the fighter’s historical past. If it’s somebody too younger and with no historical past, [no, but] if he has a historical past just like mine, and it’s a bit older like me, we’d go for it.”
