{"id":103987,"date":"2026-06-03T06:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/marcelo-rojo\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:43:58","slug":"marcelo-rojo","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/marcelo-rojo\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcelo Rojo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Marcelo \u00ab\u00a0Pitbull\u00a0\u00bb Rojo \u2014 L&rsquo;Argentin qui finit les combats<\/h2>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 2 juillet 1988 \u00e0 R\u00edo Cuarto, dans la province de C\u00f3rdoba, Marcelo Rojo porte son surnom \u00ab\u00a0Pitbull\u00a0\u00bb comme une promesse : il avance, il press, et il cherche la finition. Le featherweight argentin a construit une carri\u00e8re de 27 combats professionnels (17-10) sur une base simple \u2014 entrer dans le ring pour en d\u00e9coudre, pas pour faire des tours.<\/p>\n<h3>TUF LATAM et la mont\u00e9e en puissance<\/h3>\n<p>C&rsquo;est en 2016 que Rojo commence \u00e0 se faire remarquer au-del\u00e0 des fronti\u00e8res argentines. Il participe \u00e0 la saison 3 de The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, comp\u00e9tition diffus\u00e9e sur UFC Fight Pass qui sert de vitrine aux meilleurs espoirs d&rsquo;Am\u00e9rique latine. En mai-juin 2016, il encha\u00eene trois combats dans le tournoi : victoire par rear naked choke sur Juan Villaseca, puis deux autres victoires \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision, d&rsquo;abord face \u00e0 John Bedoya (majority decision, R2) puis face \u00e0 Claudio Puelles (unanimous decision, R3). Le parcours confirme son profil : un gars qui peut aussi bien conclure au sol que tenir la distance sur trois rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s TUF, il continue de construire son record sur les promotions r\u00e9gionales. Entre 2017 et 2019, il encha\u00eene sept victoires au sein de la promotion Combate Americas \u2014 dont six par arr\u00eat pr\u00e9coce. Son KO sur Victor Hugo Madrigal en septembre 2019 \u00e0 Combate 45 (R1, 1:28) marque sa derni\u00e8re victoire avant une longue parenth\u00e8se.<\/p>\n<h3>Passage \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC : trois combats, trois d\u00e9faites difficiles<\/h3>\n<p>Rojo d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC en mars 2021 sur short notice, appel\u00e9 pour remplacer Steve Garcia face au Canadien Charles Jourdain \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Vegas 21. La soir\u00e9e tient ses promesses c\u00f4t\u00e9 action \u2014 les deux foncent l&rsquo;un sur l&rsquo;autre \u2014 mais c&rsquo;est Jourdain qui cl\u00f4t les comptes au troisi\u00e8me round (TKO punches, 4:31). Pas honteux pour un rempla\u00e7ant qui n&rsquo;avait pas eu le temps de pr\u00e9parer le camp.<\/p>\n<p>Son deuxi\u00e8me passage \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 271 en f\u00e9vrier 2022 face \u00e0 Kyler Phillips, vire au cauchemar grappling : soumission par triangle-armbar au troisi\u00e8me round (1:48). Puis en d\u00e9cembre 2022, Francis Marshall l&rsquo;arr\u00eate en deux rounds (KO\/TKO, 1:14 du R2). Bilan UFC : 0-3, sans jamais avoir vraiment eu le temps d&rsquo;imposer son jeu devant les projecteurs.<\/p>\n<h3>Retour aux affaires en 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s la coupure de l&rsquo;UFC, Rojo repart en Fury FC. Il y signe deux r\u00e9sultats contrast\u00e9s : une victoire nette par KO sur Tito Cruz en mars 2023 (R1, 3:16), suivie d&rsquo;une d\u00e9faite aux points face \u00e0 Maike Linhares en juillet 2023. Son record actuel s&rsquo;\u00e9tablit \u00e0 17-10.<\/p>\n<p>Rojo s&rsquo;entra\u00eene \u00e0 l&rsquo;Entram Gym. Kickboxeur orthodoxe de formation, il est \u00e0 l&rsquo;aise dans la cage clinch \u2014 genoux, coudes, frappes au corps. Un gabarit compact pour la cat\u00e9gorie featherweight (173 cm, allonge 180 cm), profil typique du cogneur argentin qui ne recule jamais mais dont la d\u00e9fense aux points reste perfectible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/verdictmma.com\/fighter\/marcelo-pitbull-rojo\">VerdictMMA<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cagesidepress.com\/2021\/03\/12\/welcome-to-the-ufc-marcelo-rojo\/\">CageSidePress<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/marcelo-rojo\">UFC.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcelo \u00ab\u00a0Pitbull\u00a0\u00bb Rojo, featherweight argentin (17-10), v\u00e9t\u00e9ran TUF LATAM 3 et ancien combattant UFC pass\u00e9 par trois combats \u00e0 l&rsquo;octogone en 2021-2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102609,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69975],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-103987","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-featherweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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