E. Barboza (left) faces S. Yusuff (right) on October 10th. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage
Change of plans. After reaching a verbal agreement to face Jeremy Stephens on the card confirmed for October 10th, with no defined location, Edson BarbozaNow he has a new opponent. The Brazilian will exchange forces against Sodiq Yusuf on the same date and will try to get back on track to winning in the UFC. The information was released by 'Combate'.
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According to 'Combate', Stephens chose not to take on the challenge against Barboza following the idea that he might have difficulty making the featherweight division (up to 65,7kg), as he recently resumed his training routine. In this way, it was up to Ultimate to look for a new rival for the Brazilian, who is coming off a contested defeat to Dan Ige, in May of this year.
With a negative result in his last appearance, Edson is experiencing the worst moment in his career since his professional debut in MMA. There are three consecutive defeats and five in their recent record. The Friburguense's last victory came in December 2018, when he beat Dan Hooker by knockout.
While Barboza seeks to recover, Sodiq has been swimming in Ultimate. The North American hasn't known what it's like to lose since he debuted in the UFC. So far, there are four presentations with undisputed victories. The recent results gave Yusuff 11th position in the ranking dominated by Alexander Volkanovsky.
If he defeats the American, Edson will achieve his first victory since moving to the featherweight division and will once again enter the group's elite.
The October 10th card will be headlined by Marlon moraes e Cory Sandhagen, who face each other in search of a chance to fight for the bantamweight belt (up to 61,2kg.), today, in the hands of Petr yan.
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