Massaranduba faces Gleison Tibau at UFC Rio 3

UFC Rio 3 has a fight program defined. The event, which takes place on October 13th, at the HSBC Arena, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, announced the 11th fight on the card this Thursday. The TUF Brazil participant, Francisco Massaranduba, will face compatriot Gleison Tibau in the show.

massaranduba, who has a record of 11 wins and one loss, debuted in the UFC in the middleweight category, after competing on TUF Brasil, the UFC's reality show. In his debut with the organization, at UFC 147, held in June, he defeated Delson Pé-de-Chumbo by knockout.

In turn, Tibau, who has a professional record of 25 wins and eight losses, had his streak of three victories broken when he was surpassed by the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov, at UFC 148, held in July.

Check out the UFC Rio 3 card below, which will feature the title defense of José Aldo against Erich Koch:

José Aldo vs. Erich Koch – Valid fight for the featherweight belt;

Vitor belfort vs. Alan belcher;

Glover Teixeira vs. Quinton Rampage Jackson;

Erick silva vs. Jon Fitch;

Ron Jason vs. Sam Sicilia;

Demian Maia vs. Rick Story;

Diego Brandao vs. Joey Gambino;

Luiz Banha vs. Chris Camozzi;

Francisco Massaranduba vs. Gleison tibau

Serginho Moraes vs. Renee Forte;

Cristiano Marcello vs. Pray Madadi.

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