Dan Ige vs Patrício Pitbull at UFC 318 | Preview & Prediction
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Despite losing on his UFC debut, the ever-popular Patrício Pitbull returns for a second fight to take on the exciting Dan Ige at UFC 318
Dan Ige vs Patrício Pitbull facts
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Where is UFC 318? Smoothie king Center, New Orleans, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC 318? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC 318
What TV channel is UFC 318 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN
Where can I stream UFC 318? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
UFC 318 main card
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier (Lightweight)
Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov (Middleweight)
Kevin Holland vs Daniel Rodriguez (Welterweight)
Dan Ige vs Patrício Pitbull (Featherweight)
Michael Johnson vs Daniel Zellhuber (Lightweight)
UFC 318 prelims
Kyler Phillips vs Vinicius Oliveira (Bantamweight)
Marvin Vettori vs Brendan Allen (Middleweight)
Francisco Prado vs Nikolay Veretennikov (Welterweight)
Ateba Abega Gautier vs Robert Valentin (Middleweight)
Adam Fugitt vs Islam Dulatov (Welterweight)
Jimmy Crute vs Marcin Prachnio (Light Heavyweight)
Ryan Spann vs Lukasz Brzeski (Heavyweight)
Brunno Ferreira vs Jackson McVey (Middleweight)
Carli Judice vs Nicolle Caliari (Women’s Flyweight)
Dan Ige: Hawaiian star looking to go back-to-back
Dan Ige (19-9) is coming into this fight off a confidence-boosting victory over Sean Woodson who he TKO’d at UFC 314 just over three months ago in Miami. That win came after successive decision losses to Diego Lopes and Lerone Murphy and that victory was just what the Hawaiian star needed to star relevant in the featherweight division.
Patrício Pitbull: Brazilian star targeting first win in Octagon
Patrício Pitbull (36-8) lost a unanimous decision on his long-awaited UFC debut as he was beaten by Yair Rodriguez. The UFC wasted no time in giving an incredibly difficult test but as is so often the case with experienced newcomers to the UFC, whether the nerves crept in or the reality of the level, Pitbull struggled to hit the ground running against a quality opponent. He returns to the Octagon with that experience under his belt and he will hope to showcase what he can do.
Dan Ige vs Patrício Pitbull prediction
Patricio Pitbull had a tough welcome to the UFC against Yair Rodriguez and it does not get much easier in his second fight as he takes on the ever-dangerous Dan Ige.
Ige is as game as they come and is equally as tough having never been stopped in 28 professional MMA bouts. He will be confident after the win over Sean Woodson and now he will relish the opportunity to dent Pitbull’s aspirations.
Pitbull is going to have to step it up a level if he is to get a win here but the reality is that even before he came to the UFC, his form has not been great and he has lost three of his last four overall.
We find it hard to make a case for him against many in the top ten of the featherweight division and we expect Ige to compound his difficult start and inflict another loss in what should be a highly entertaining fight.
Prediction: Dan Ige to win
