Junior Cigano and Mauricio Shogun face 'home owners' at UFC Adelaide

J. Cigano (left) and T. Tuivasa (right) face each other in the main fight. Photo: Reproduction/Youtube @ufc

Ultimate arrives in Australia for the seventh time with UFC Adelaide, an event that takes place this Saturday (01). . In the main fight of the show, Junior Gypsy will measure strength with the owner of the house Tai tuivasa. The co-main event will promote a duel of generations between the veteran Mauricio Shogun and the young man Tyson Peter.

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In addition to Cigano and Shogun, Brazil will have one more representative on the UFC Adelaide card: On the preliminary card, Wilson reis will face Ben Nguyen in the flyweight division.

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UFC Adelaide starts on Saturday at 22pm (Brasília time) with the preliminary event. The main fights begin at 1am.

The main fight

The main fight of UFC Adelaide will feature a clash between former heavyweight champion, Junior Gypsy and the undefeated owner of the house, Tai tuivasa. The Brazilian is looking for another victory to dream of winning the category belt again, while his rival wants to establish himself as the main fighter of the division's new generation.

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Junior Gypsy occupies seventh place in the Ultimate heavyweight rankings. After winning the belt over Cain Velazquez In November 2011, the Brazilian is experiencing an irregular moment in Ultimate. In seven fights, he managed just four victories. In his last commitment, the Rio native overcame Blagoy Ivanov by unanimous decision at UFC Boise in July this year.

Tai tuivasa he debuted in Ultimate in November 2017 at UFC Sydney. With the help of the fans, the Australian beat Rashad Coulter by knockout at 4:35 of the first round. Since then he has had two more fights in the organization. His last appointment was against Andrei Arlovski at UFC 225 in June this year. He beat the veteran in a unanimous decision from the judges. 'Bam Bam' remains undefeated after eight fights in his career. The young fighter occupies 11th place in the category ranking.

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The veteran duo

The former flyweight title challenger, Wilson reis He is the first Brazilian athlete to step into the Octagon in Australia. He will face Ben Nguyen on the preliminary card. The Minas Gerais player needs a victory to remain in Ultimate. After being defeated by the division champion, Demetrious Johnson in April 2017 he had three consecutive defeats. With 31 fights in his career, the fighter has 22 triumphs and nine setbacks.

The former Ultimate champion Mauricio Shogun will play the co-main event against Tyson Peter. The clash between light heavyweights will be a clash of generations. Ten years older than his opponent, the Brazilian wants to recover from the defeat to Anthony Smith at UFC Hamburg in July this year. Before that, the Curitiba native had three consecutive victories over Antonio Rogerio 'Minotouro' Nogueira, Corey anderson e Gian Villante. With 36 fights in his record, the fighter has 25 triumphs and 11 setbacks.