After making waves in Bellator, Patricio Pitbull is now set to establish himself as the next big thing in the UFC. Facing Yair Rodriguez, his skills will be put to the test—but what did UFC CEO Dana White have to say about him? Want to know what the UFC head honcho thinks of Pitbull? Stay tuned as we are back with another episode of MMA Roundup.

From the Dana White news, we will move forward to Paddy Pimblett, who appears to have quashed all of his beef against Dustin Poirier and finally, we will end our Roundup with a piece of information about Conor McGregor. So, without any further ado, let’s get started.

Dana White laid bare his thoughts on Patricio Pitbull

With a career record of 36 victories and only 7 defeats, it is fair to say that Patricio Pitbull is one of the best in the world of MMA. Frustrated with Bellator following its merger with PFL and seeing no way out, the Brazilian fighter made the move to the UFC. Booked against Yair Rodriguez, the former Bellator fighter will be making his UFC debut at UFC 314 and according to Dana White, Pitbull might have a good future under the promotion.

When asked about the signing of Patricio Pitbull, the UFC CEO emphasized that it only took a phone call for him to decide to sign him. When reporters questioned Dana White about whether Pitbull would get a title shot soon, given his age, White added, “He’s going to get the opportunity now to come in here and challenge himself against the best in the world. No matter where he’s at in his career, beating Yair is a big deal. So, he comes in and he beats Yair—you know, I don’t know, we’ll see.”

He further added, “Again, like I said before, we’ll see how this whole thing plays out. But it’s a massive opportunity for him, and we’re excited to give him that.” Beating Rodriguez would for sure bring him closer to fights against the top of the division but will he be able to fight for the title? That’s a question for the future. So, for now, let us move on to another bright UFC prospect with an upcoming high-stakes fight – Paddy Pimblett.

Paddy Pimblett quashes beef with Dustin Poirier but with a twist

To keep it brief, Dustin Poirier wants his retirement fight to be against a legend. However, Paddy Pimblett has set his sights on fighting ‘The Diamond.’ In response, Poirier has declined the matchup, which has sparked a heated exchange between the two. Now, Pimblett is calling on Poirier to “man up” and accept the fight. After all of the hubbub, ‘Baddy’ has come forward to ascertain that he understands why Poirier is not keen on fighting him.

“I understand what he is saying—legends only. I’m not a legend, and he could earn more money on the pay-per-view fighting someone else. But why would you retire after one fight, lad? Stop being a b—–, know what I mean? Fight your contracts out, have a few fights—you just had a good fight with Islam,” said Paddy Pimblett.

Despite Paddy Pimblett’s efforts, the UFC might never book his fight against Dustin Poirier because the former interim lightweight champion is done with climbing the ladder. While this situation develops, let us move on to Poirier’s rival Conor McGregor.

Conor McGregor increases the hype for BKFC Florence

“Italy has a wealth of BKFC fans and we are thrilled to make our promotional debut on April 26 as we continue our international expansion,” said David Feldman as the founder of BKFC announced the Florence card which will be promoted by Conor McGregor. Since acquiring a minor stake in the entity, the former UFC champ has been working day and night to make BKFC a household name among combat sports fans.

In his most recent escapade, the former dual-weight champion of the world took to his Instagram handle to hype up the upcoming BKFC Florence card by sharing the fight announced on his story with a caption that read, “Violence in Florence.” The card will be headlined by Chris Camozzi vs. Lorenzo Hunt. The fight will happen at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy on April 26.

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