UFC confirms event in Porto Alegre for February 22

The first Brazilian edition of the UFC in 2015 will be in Rio Grande do Sul. Photo: Disclosure

Porto Alegre will be the 11th Brazilian city to host an edition of the biggest MMA event on the planet. The Ultimate organization confirmed this Thursday (04) that UFC Fight Night 61, scheduled for February 22, 2015, will take place in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.

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The venue chosen for the first edition of Ultimate in Rio Grande do Sul was the Ginásio do Gigantinho, part of the Beira-Rio Stadium complex, used in the 2014 World Cup. So far, no further details about the card have been released. of the night. The information was first released by the “Globoesporte” website.

Also according to the publication, the organization has already announced the presence of the gaucho Fabricio Werdum, current interim heavyweight champion, as ambassador for the event. Tickets for UFC Fight Night 61 go on sale on December 9th.

In a press conference held in November, the Ultimate organization confirmed the holding of seven events in the country in 2015, one of which will be from the numbered series – in Pay-per-view. The number of cards repeats that of this year's calendar, when Jaraguá do Sul (SC), Natal (RN), São Paulo (SP), Brasília (DF), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Uberlândia (MG) and Barueri (SP ) were considered as host cities.