Thiago Pitbull faces Afghan Siyar Bahadurzada at UFC 149
The Brazilian Thiago Pitbull has a new opponent at UFC 149, an event scheduled to take place on July 21, in Calgary, Canada. Initially, the athlete from Ceará was scheduled to face Yoshihiro Akiyama, but the Japanese suffered an injury in training and is out of action. To replace him, the Ultimate organization acted quickly and called up Afghan Siyar Bahadurzada.
Bahadurzada debuted in Ultimate in April, when he needed just 42 seconds to knock out the Brazilian Paulo thiago at UFC on Fuel 2, an event held in Sweden. Pitbull, on the other hand, seeks rehabilitation on the show. The Brazilian, who has a record of 19 wins and nine losses, has lost four in his last six appearances, the last being to Martin Kampmann at UFC on FX 2, held in March, in Australia.
The main fight of UFC 149 will be between José Aldo and Erik Koch, valid for the featherweight belt. In addition to Pitbull and Aldo, the show will also feature three more Brazilians: Rodrigo Minotauro returns to the octagon against Cheick Congo, while his compatriots Mauricio Shogun and Thiago compete in the light heavyweight division.
Check out the full UFC 149 card:
Main Card
José Aldo vs. Erik Koch;
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch;
Thiago Silva vs. Mauritius Shogun;
Rodrigo Minotauro vs. Cheick Kongo;
Thiago Pitbull vs. Siyar Bahadurzada;
Preliminary Card
Court mcgee vs. NickRing;
George Roop vs. Antonio Carvalho;
Bryan caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon;
Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen;
Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh.
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