UFC returns to São Paulo, January 19th. Photo: UFC/Disclosure
The return of Ultimate to Brazil already has a defined location. After a huge dispute with Curitiba and Fortaleza, the capital of São Paulo came out on top and returned to host an edition of the show 14 years later. The Ibirapuera gym will host the edition, which is called UFC on FX 7 and will be held on January 19th. The information was published by the newspaper O Globo.
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The main attraction of the show will be the fight between Vitor belfort e Michael Bisping. In addition to the clash between middleweights, the fight program will feature Daniel sarafian, TUF Brazil finalist, Gabriel Napao, former heavyweight title challenger, and Thiago tavares.
The first edition of the UFC in São Paulo took place in 1998, at the Portuguesa gym. On that occasion, one of the highlights of the show was the knockout of Vitor belfort about Wanderlei Silva in less than a minute.
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