This is the UFC 327 live blog for Patricio Pitbull vs. Aaron Pico, the featherweight bout closing out Saturday’s preliminary card at Kaseya Center in Miami.
Pitbull stands at No. 10 at 145 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Pico a few spots behind at No. 15.
Pitbull (37-8), Bellator’s greatest champion, finally crosses paths with Pico (13-5), who long loomed as a threat to challenge Pitbull for featherweight gold. The stars never aligned for them to compete in the Bellator cage, but now
having landed in the UFC, this highly anticipated fight has finally arrived.
Pitbull has disappointed in his two UFC fights, losing a listless decision to Yair Rodriguez in his debut and then outpointing Dan Ige to get back in the win column. The Brazilian veteran turns 39 in July, he could be set to pass the torch to Pico, who suffered his setback when his first UFC fight saw him brutally knocked out by Lerone Murphy. Soon we find out what Pitbull has left and whether Pico—one of MMA’s true get or get got fighters—has the makings of a future UFC title challenger.
Check out the UFC 327 live blog for Patricio Pitbull vs. Aaron Pico below.
Preamble
Kind of surreal to see Pitbull and Pico finally square off. And in the UFC, no less! It was destiny for this fight to happen, though, so glad we’re getting it.
Big question: Is Pitbull washed? I don’t think so. But… maybe?
