The PFL’s loss may quickly change into the UFC’s achieve.
Simply days after former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull obtained his launch from the PFL together with high contender Aaron Pico hitting free company following the conclusion of his contract, each fighters may doubtlessly find yourself on the UFC roster.
Pitbull made it clear that it’s UFC or bust for him after vocally expressing his displeasure with the way in which PFL was treating him following a prolonged layoff with no clear signal about when he would compete once more. His disdain in the direction of the promotion ultimately led to Pitbull asking for his launch and a really public marketing campaign ended with PFL co-founder Donn Davis granting his want.
At 37, Pitbull is undoubtedly within the later levels of his profession however his physique of labor in Bellator is unmatched but it surely stays to be seen if the UFC is fascinated by choosing him up.
“I don’t know,” UFC CEO Dana White stated about presumably signing Pitbull throughout the UFC 311 post-fight press convention. “We’ll discuss to the boys about that and we’ll see the place we’re at.”
White could not have been able to decide to something the place Pitbull is worried however that’s not precisely the case in terms of Pico.
The previous Olympic wrestling hopeful turned MMA prodigy has lengthy been thought of a future champion and he’s at present driving three-fight win streak with a 9-1 report in his previous 10 fights together with his solely loss coming after he suffered a freak shoulder damage in a battle towards Jeremy Kennedy in 2022.
Pico additionally has one benefit over Pitbull and that’s his age.
At solely 28 years previous, Pico is arguably simply now getting into the prime of his profession and that’s why White wasn’t afraid to precise the UFC’s attraction in presumably signing him to a deal.
“I positively know the boys are fascinated by him,” White stated about Pico.
Davis instructed MMA Preventing throughout a current City Corridor look that Pico doesn’t even have any fights left on his contract however the PFL was nonetheless making an attempt to re-sign him to a brand new deal.
Sadly for the PFL, Pico’s unique negotiating window is reportedly closing quickly, which suggests he’ll be capable of discipline gives from another promotion fascinating in signing him.
Clearly that features the UFC and it’s potential that Pico finally ends up signing there sooner moderately than later with hopes to renew his profession within the very close to future.
