Overview

• Losene Keita came in three pounds over the featherweight limit at 149 pounds for UFC Paris, leading Patricio Pitbull to decline any accommodation and the bout to be cancelled.
• Backstage footage posted by Patricky Freire shows Keita apologizing and begging to fight, even offering half his purse to keep the matchup alive.
• Pitbull is heard telling Keita he would not accept the weight advantage, urging him to try cutting more or move to lightweight and stressing professionalism.
• UFC vice president Dave Shaw dismissed rumors of an immediate release, stating Keita remains under contract following the failed cut.
• Pitbull is pursuing a quick return and has publicly called out Arnold Allen for a possible fight in Rio, with no new booking announced.