Bloody defeat by knockout of Argentine Marcelo Pitbull Rojo in his UFC debut

The Argentinian Marcelo Pitbull Red went from oldest to youngest in the fight that marked his debut in UFC, the world’s leading mixed martial arts company. The man from Cordoba performed well in the first two rounds against the Canadian Charles Jourdain, but he succumbed to the aggressiveness of his rival in the third and suffered a tough defeat by knockout. The combat, within the framework of the event UFC Fight Night 187 Edwards vs Muhammad, was developed in the Las Vegas Apex.

Rojo’s performance delighted the Albiceleste fans during the first round as he did not speculate, was offensive and even landed some blows to Jourdain’s body. However, the American resisted and with the passing of the minutes he was gaining in power and precision. About the end of the third round, Pitbull’s rival brought out a whole battery of blows that allowed him to end the fight. The Cordovan ended up on the floor with his face totally bloody while the judge of the fight marked the victory by KO of his opponent.

Until tonight’s fight, Rojo, 32, held a professional record of 16 wins (eight of them by knockout) and six knockouts. His last fight had been before the start of the pandemic: in September 2019 he had beaten the Mexican Victor Hugo Madrigal by KO in a match of the Combates América company.

The Red Pitbull was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. Although in his youth he also did other sports such as soccer, rugby and basketball, fighting was always a central part of his life. “Some are born to kick the ball, I was born to kick heads,” he said in dialogue with Infobae.

His commitment to discipline always pushed him to go for more and his career was on the rise. To achieve his best version, Rojo moved to Mexico five years ago and is currently part of the Tijuana-based Entram Gym team. Being an elite fighter involves making a lot of sacrifices And the Argentine knows it very well: he has not returned to the country or seen his mother for more than two years.

“I have fought in illegal fights in Argentina, even in the best events in Argentina, Russia and Brazil”, commented the Pitbull, nickname with which his first trainer -breeder of that breed of dogs- baptized him due to his ferocity in fighting.

With his UFC debut, the bad moments that the Cordoba had to go through at the beginning of the pandemic. The impossibility of fighting left him without an economic income, which is why he had to search for them and began to teach in public parks.

“I am a born fighter. I’ve been doing this for 16 years Fighting for me is like getting up in the morning and having coffee for yourself. I enjoy it and I love doing it, ”said the Pitbull before the fight, making it clear that he will not settle for having reached the most important mixed martial arts company in the world, but rather – despite the defeat in the debut – it will seek to stay there for a long time.