On the ropes, Renan Barão faces Douglas D'Silva at UFC São Paulo, says website

R. Barão returns to action in UFC Sao Paulo. Photograph; Reproduction Twitter ufc_brasil

The Potiguar Renan Barao He was already used to having his name shouted by a legion of Brazilian fans. However, for some time now, the athlete has suffered hard defeats in his career. There are seven defeats in the last 10 fights. However, after four consecutive setbacks, the former bantamweight champion (up to 62,7kg) received a new opportunity to recover. The fighter is scheduled to face Douglas D'Silva No. UFC Sao Paulo, on November 16th. The information was released by 'Combate'. The fight will be contested at featherweight.

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In São Paulo, Barão will once again step into the Ultimate Octagon with the obligation to win, if he wants to breathe easy without the risk of a possible dismissal. The fighter, who was among the most important names in the sport between 2012 and 2014, has not won for the organization in more than three years.

Douglas, Renan's opponent, also needs to win on the São Paulo card. With six fights since debuting in the UFC in 2014, the fighter is coming off a defeat to Petr yan, in a duel that took place in December last year.

Even with the adverse moment in his career, Barão, just 32 years old, has remained active in recent years. If the duel against his compatriot is confirmed, this will be the athlete's second fight in 2019. Renan even fought in February, at UFC Phoenix, when he ended up defeated by Luke sanders in the unanimous decision of the judges.

The sequence of defeats ended up removing the Brazilian from the organization's rankings, including the bantamweight division, in which the Brazilian came to hold the belt, until losing it to TJ Dillashaw.

At a relatively young age, Renan has a high number of fights in his career. In total, the native of Rio Grande do Norte has already played on 43 occasions, totaling 34 victories, eight defeats and one fight without result.

Douglas, 34, Renan's possible opponent, has 29 fights, with 25 triumphs, three setbacks and one unsuccessful fight.