Vitor Petrino found himself in a wholly unfamiliar position following his most recent outing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division: back at the drawing board.
The 2022 Dana White’s Contender Series graduate will try to get back on track when he meets Dustin Jacoby in a three-round UFC on ESPN 63 showcase this Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Petrino enjoyed a rapid rise through the 205-pound ranks and pieced together an 11-0 record before suffering his first professional setback in May. Anthony Smith was the perpetrator, as the former Cage Fury Fighting Championships titleholder called upon a guillotine choke to put away the Brazilian in the first round of their UFC 301 pairing.