R. Barcelos (right) faces M. Dvalishvili (left) on December 5th Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufcnewsalert
Raoni barcelos promised and fulfilled. After winning Khalid Taha, UFC Las Vegas 13, an event held on Saturday (13), the Brazilian expressed his desire to have another fight in 2020 and was granted. As cody stmann won't face Merab Dvalishvili, on December 5th, the organization offered the fight to Raoni, who promptly accepted. The information was disclosed on the podcast Anik and Florian and was confirmed by the North American website MMA Junkie.
The curiosity is that the same cody stmann, who gave way to Raoni, would face him at the beginning of the year, but he also had to withdraw from the duel.
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Raoni barcelos, 33 years old, is undefeated in the UFC and, for the organization, has already won five fights. His biggest victories for the company were, precisely, the most recent, in the face of Said Nurmagomedov and Taha. Despite his good record, the Brazilian is still not in the top-15 in the bantamweight category (61,2kg), but he is seen as a real threat in the category.
In its turn, Merab Dvalishvili, 29 years old, is also having a great time. The athlete from Georgia is 12th in the bantamweight rankings and, like the Brazilian, has won five fights in a row. His most important triumphs were against John Dodson e Casey kenney
In addition to the struggle between Raoni barcelos e Merab Dvalishvili, which is important for the future of the bantamweight division, the event on December 5th will be headlined by the middleweights (83,9kg) Jack hermansson e Kevin holland. The Brazilians Bethe Correia, Taila Santos e John allan are also present.
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