Former TUF 2 Yan Cabral faces Naoyuki Kotani at UFC Rio 5

Y. Cabral (photo) is coming off a defeat in May. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Welterweight Yan Cabral already knows who his opponent will be in his search for rehabilitation after suffering his first defeat as a professional. Yan, who is coming off a loss to Zak Cummings in May, will face Japanese Naoyuki Kotani at UFC Rio 5. The Nova União athlete is the ninth Brazilian confirmed on the October 25th card.

At 31 years old, Yan Cabral has a professional record of eleven wins and just one defeat. In the UFC, the participant of the The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 2 There is a triumph and a setback. Naoyuki Kotani, 32 years old, has a record of 33 wins, eleven defeats and seven draws. The Japanese is coming off the defeat of Norman Parke in his Ultimate debut.

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UFC 179, or UFC Rio 5, takes place on October 25th, at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho. In the main fight of the night, the featherweight champion José Aldo puts your title on the line against the challenger Chad Mendes. In the co-main event of the night, the former light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira faces the North American Phil Davis.

Check out the fights already announced for UFC 179 below:

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José Aldo x Chad Mendes;

Glover Teixeira x Phil Davis;

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Wilson reis x Scott Jorgensen;

Fabio Maldonado x Hans Stringer;

Alan Nuguete x Beneil Dariush;

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Felipe Sertanejo x André Fili;

William Patolino x Neil Magny;

Fabricio Morango x Josh Shockley;