TAMPA, Fla. – Dustin Jacoby isn’t putting additional stress on himself to get a win against Vitor Petrino on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 63.
With back-to-back losses against Dominick Reyes and Alonzo Menifield, and four defeats in his past five, entering his light heavyweight matchup with Petrino (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at Amalie Arena (ESPN2, ESPN+), nobody would blame Jacoby (19-9-1 MMA, 7-6-1 UFC) if he felt like he was fighting for his job.
It’s possible he is. However, given Jacoby has been at low points before in his career, even being released by the UFC before being brought back in 2020, he said he knows what it takes to overcome this type of adversity.
