Patricky Pitbull will make his Karate Combat debut Saturday in Miami against lightweight champion Shahzaib Rind, and their final pre-fight staredown nearly ended in a brawl in the streets of Miami.
Pitbull and Rind got too close and the Brazilian held him even closer with a body lock. Rind tried to push his face away, and threw a head kick as they separated. The kick missed, but Patricky’s brother, UFC featherweight Patricio Pitbull, stepped in and traded punches with Rind. Another member of Pitbull’s crew apparently got in as well, but staff managed to separate them all.
Watch the near-brawl below.
Patricky Pitbull enters the Karate Combat pit attempting to end a six-match losing streak, with five losses in MMA and a grappling defeat to Arman Tsarukyan. He hasn’t won a MMA fight since knocking out RIZIN champion Roberto Satoshi in a non-title affair in Japan back in July 2023.
Rind won and defended twice the Karate Combat lightweight champion, staying unbeaten in eight appearances so far under the promotion’s banner. The 27-year-old Pakistani fighter has one bare-knuckle MMA bout in his record, a 2023 knockout win over Carlos Guerra at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA.
