{"id":133673,"date":"2025-09-10T12:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/133673\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:06:07","slug":"morning-report-watch-losene-keita-plead-with-patricio-pitbull-to-fight-him-at-ufc-paris-after-missing-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/133673\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Report | Watch Losene Keita plead with Patricio Pitbull to fight him at UFC Paris after missing weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past weekend, Keita was supposed to face Pitbull on the main card of UFC Paris; however, Keita missed the featherweight limit by three pounds, stepping on the scale at 149 pounds at weigh-ins. Pitbull refused to accommodate Keita, and as a resul,t the fight was cancelled, with Pitbull blasting \u201cFat Panther\u201d and saying he refused to give him the advantage of coming in heavy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Afterward, Keita said he tried to negotiate with Pitbull to still accept the fight, but had no success, and now we know what that looked like, because on Tuesday, Pitbull\u2019s brother, Patricky Pitbull, released a video showing Keita coming to plead for a chance to fight despite missing weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cFat panther did not even try! He had more than two hours to try to cut, and he was already apologizing and hydrating himself wanting to convince my brother to accept the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the video, Keita is respectful and apologetic about missing weight, but urges Pitbull to accept the fight anyway, to no avail.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease, I know I f*cked it up. I know,\u201d Keita said. \u201cMy coaches said \u2014 please. I\u2019ve been waiting for this call all my life. Normally, I don\u2019t even talk to my opponent like this.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sweating. We tried everything. I\u2019m not sweating no more. I tried. Even now, I was trying. I talked with everybody. This is my life. I just want to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI gave you all the advantages, but I can\u2019t give you this advantage,\u201d Pitbull responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only one kilo. It\u2019s only one kilo,\u201d Keita pleaded. \u201cPlease don\u2019t take this away from me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou take it, not me,\u201d Pitbull replied. \u201cThat\u2019s your fault.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can even take half of my money, I don\u2019t care!\u201d Keita insisted. \u201cI just want to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s your fault. Not mine,\u201d Pitbull said. \u201cThat\u2019s not on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBro, you\u2019re a fighter,\u201d Keita came back. \u201cWe are fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a fighter,\u201d Pitbull said. \u201cBut I am professional. 145 pounds. Your debut in the UFC against me. You have one hour and a half to try [and make weight].\u201d<\/p>\n

The two continued back and forth with Pitbull suggesting Keita \u201cgo to lightweight\u201d at the end of things.<\/p>\n

Keita was the Oktagon lightweight and featherweight champion before signing with the UFC to face Pitbull at UFC Paris. Following the failed weight cut, rumors circulated that \u201cBlack Panther\u201d may be released from the UFC, but UFC Vice President Dave Shaw dismissed those rumors after the event, saying Keita was still a member of the UFC to his knowledge.<\/p>\n

Pitbull, meanwhile, has called for a spot on the upcoming UFC Rio card, though no opponent has been made official.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s finally starting to feel like the big fight week it is. Noche UFC is a bit of an afterthought, given Canelo v. Crawford, but both are banging, and I\u2019m starting to get hyped about this Saturday. Where are y\u2019all at on an excitement level?<\/p>\n

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