Coach talks Pitbull vs. Fitch rematch

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Josh Hedges

Before winning seven fights in a row, Thiago “Pitbull“ Alves was defeated by Jon Fitch. Three years later, the Brazilian will have the rematch, once that Ricardo Almeida suffered a knee injury is out of the fight, scheduled to UFC 107. Who tells the news is Conan Silveira, one of the American Top Team leaders.

“They changed the opponents, it’ll be a rematch between Pitbull and Jon Fitch“, Conan explained, excited to the second meeting between the fighters on December 12. “Pitbull is a natural athlete, we just have to do some adjustments on his training, not too much, but we’re prepared. It didn’t surprise us, because we know that happen all the time, so this kind of chance is on our minds“.

And a victory over Fitch puts the Brazilian back on the track for a title fight. “I never thought that Pitbull is out of the best 170lbs fighters. I can’t say that he was back to the middle of the line (with the loss to GSP), he continued to be one of the title contenders. I’m sure that you’ll see a completely different Pitbull. I know he’ll win, he’s starving, because he knows that it’ll put him next to the title and there’s a thing between them too“, bets Conan.