Vicente Luque and Bruno Blindado lead Brazilian team at UFC Atlantic City

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Vincent Luque e Bruno Blindado are on the main card of UFC Atlantic City (Photo: Montagem/SUPER FIGHTS)

The 'Brazilian Squadron' is scheduled in weight for UFC Atlantic City. In total, five Brazilians take action at this Saturday's event (30), in the state of New Jersey, in the United States, with emphasis on Vincent Luque e Bruno Blindado, who perform on the main card of the night.

Owner of 11th place in the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg), Vincent Luque defends its place in ranking of the category in a duel with explosive potential against the unranked Joaquin buckley, who won both of his fights since dropping down from middleweight (up to 83,9 kg).

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And speaking of medium weight, that's exactly where Bruno Blindado measures forces against the former champion Chris Weidman. The two enter action under pressure from an identical and worrying recent record: four defeats in the last five fights.

Vincent Luque e Bruno Blindado are the only Brazilians on the main card of UFC Atlantic City, but the event still has three representatives from the country on the preliminary card: strawweight (up to 52,1 kg) Virna jandiroba, featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) Herbert Burns and flyweight (up to 56,7 kg) Melissa Gatto.

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Erin Blanchfield e Manon Fiorot star in UFC Atlantic City (Photo: Montagem/SUPER FIGHTS)

UFC Atlantic City's protagonism is due to Erin Blanchfield e Manon Fiorot. Second and third placed, respectively, in the flyweight rankings, the North American and the Frenchwoman are dueling for a chance to compete for the category belt in their next fight.

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Specialist in grappling, Erin Blanchfield She is undefeated in the UFC with six wins in six fights and has not lost since February 2019, when she was still playing for Invicta FC. In 2023, the North American, just 24 years old, joined the Brazilians Jessica Stacker e Taila Santos.

On the other side, Manon Fiorot She is adept at striking and shares the same record as Blanchfield in the UFC: six wins in six fights. The only defeat suffered by the 34-year-old Frenchwoman in professional MMA happened precisely on her professional debut, in 2018. Since then, the fighter has had 11 consecutive victories.