Overview
- Renato Moicano needed under four minutes to submit former Bellator champion Patricky Pitbull with an arm‑triangle choke at the BJJ Stars 19 grappling event in São Paulo.
- The grappling appearance is being reported as a tune‑up for Moicano ahead of an expected lightweight bout with Brian Ortega on the UFC 331 card, though that matchup remains unconfirmed in official UFC announcements.
- Moicano’s recent mixed‑martial‑arts run includes a late‑notice title fight loss to Islam Makhachev and a defeat to Beneil Dariush before he rebounded by submitting Chris Duncan in his last MMA fight.
- Patricky Pitbull is a former Bellator featherweight champion who has not been booked for an MMA return and has lost five straight fights since leaving the PFL, including back‑to‑back losses in RIZIN.
- The reported Ortega booking would pair two submission‑oriented fighters and comes as UFC 331 is being linked to other rumored bouts such as Arman Tsarukyan versus Charles Oliveira, with card details still treated as reports rather than firm announcements.