Thiago Pitbull injures his rib and is out of UFC Seoul

T. Pitbull (photo) is out of UFC Seoul. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

UFC Seoul, an event that takes place on December 28th in the capital of South Korea, may have lost one of its protagonists at the last minute. According to the North American website MMA Junkie, Thiago Pitbull suffered a rib injury and is out of action with just 15 days left until the fight.

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The Brazilian, who is a former title challenger in the welterweight category, would take part in the main fight of the show against the former lightweight champion Ben henderson. The Brazilian's replacement in the duel will be the North American Jorge masvidal, an old acquaintance of the Brazilian public, who is coming off a victory over Cézar Mutante last July.

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.