T. Pitbull (photo) has been working with Mike Dolce to lose weight. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
One of the most successful names in the welterweight category at the end of the last decade is “moving” to a lower division. The Brazilian Thiago Pitbull, who came to dispute the belt against Georges St Pierre at the historic UFC 100, he announced that from his next fight he will compete in the lightweight division.
The announcement was made by “UFC Tonight”, the organization's official newspaper on North American TV, this Wednesday (29). According to the news, Pitbull intends to have his first fight in the new category by the end of 2015. The Ceará native, who even had problems making weight in the past, has been working with “Diet Wizard” Mike Dolce to cut his weight. almost 6 kg needed to change divisions.
At 31, Thiago Pitbull He has a professional record of 21 wins and ten losses. The athlete from American Top Team He spent almost two years without acting due to a series of physical problems and returned to the Octagon in April last year. Since then, Pitbull has achieved two victories, over Seth Baczynski and Jordan Mein, but ended up defeated by Carlos Condit in his most recent appearance in the octagon, in the main fight of UFC Goiânia, in May this year.
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