After An Outstanding Rookie Year, Unbeaten Brazilian Returns For Key Assignment To Kick Off His Sophomore Campaign
Vitor Petrino’s 2023 rookie campaign inside the Octagon was a three-fight study in progression.
In his debut, the graduate from Season 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) fought Anton Turkalj to a decision, landing on the happy side of the verdict in an uneven fight where his relative inexperience was highlighted. Four months later, Petrino followed step-by-step instructions from his corner to collect a third-round submission win over promotional mainstay Marcin Prachnio at UFC 290, and then, in November, he laid out former Cage Warriors champ Modestas Bukauskas with a clean check hook a minute into the second round of their meeting to close out his first year on the roster in style.