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<\/p>\nPatricio \u201cPitbull\u201d Freire is not happy after his opponent failed to make weight for their now cancelled UFC Paris fight.<\/p>\n
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Freire was expected to share the Octagon<\/a> with UFC debutant Losene Keita inside Accor Arena on Saturday. Keita missed weight by three pounds on weigh-in day. \u201cPitbull\u201d opted to not go through with the bout. He blasted Keita in a video interview posted on the official X account<\/a> of UFC (via MMAJunkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n LUTA CANCELADA \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n O @PatricioPitbull<\/a> explicou por que recusou a luta contra Losene Keita ap\u00f3s o belga passar o limite da categoria na pesagem do #UFCParis<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/gMGFVyeIEQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 UFC Brasil (@UFCBrasil) September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m absolutely sure he didn\u2019t try (to keep cutting weight). \u2026 It was 9 o\u2019clock in the morning, He arrived at the commission, weighed himself, and instead of trying until 11 o\u2019clock, which is the (time) limit, the guy went to eat banana puree, bro \u2013 baby food. Go f*ck yourself, man. So if you want to blame someone, blame my opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n Freire also said that Keita had every advantage going into their fight and still didn\u2019t make weight. Keita issued a statement on social media<\/a> apologizing for being unable to meet the contracted weight limit.<\/p>\n For the first time in 25 fights, I failed to make weight, and it had to happen on my UFC debut\u2026<\/p>\n I wanted to continue and would have given everything to make weight, but my body didn\u2019t want it.<\/p>\n I sincerely apologize to all my fans. I will be back, like every time I fall in life pic.twitter.com\/qvTTY4Y1kz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 keitaplusser (@keita_losene) September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cFor the first time in 25 fights, I failed to make weight, and it had to happen on my UFC debut,\u201d Keita wrote. \u201cI wanted to continue and would have given everything to make weight, but my body didn\u2019t want it. I sincerely apologize to all my fans. I will be back, like every time I fall in life.\u201d<\/p>\n Many were looking forward to Freire vs. Keita as the sleeper fight of the UFC Paris card. It\u2019s a disappointing situation for Keita, who had been entering Saturday\u2019s event with some buzz<\/a>. Keita made a name for himself with his Oktagon run. He captured the Oktagon MMA Lightweight Championship twice and once reigned as the promotion\u2019s featherweight\u00a0 titleholder.<\/p>\n There is no word on what the response will be from the UFC brass.\u00a0 BJPenn.com will update you on what\u2019s next for \u201cPitbull\u201d and Keita.<\/p>\n