Promise of the featherweight division, Ricardo Carcacinha has a new duel scheduled for October 30th

R. Carcacinha returns to the Octagon in UFC 267. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

After returning to the path of victories last May, Ricardo Carcacinha He already has a new date to appear in the octagon. The featherweight division fighter (up to 65,7kg) will face the Russian Zubaira Tukhugov No. UFC 267 scheduled for October 30th. The information was first released by ‘MMA Junkie’ and confirmed by the Brazilian athlete on his social networks.

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Promise of the featherweight division, Carcacinha is looking for a sequence of victories to make his way in the category once and for all. The Brazilian athlete has won three wins and two defeats in his last five fights. The Brazilian has a record of 15 triumphs and three setbacks in his professional MMA career.

In a difficult phase in his career, Tukhugov has won just one fight in his last five appearances in the Octagon. In his last confrontation, the Russian athlete was defeated by Hakeem dawodu in September 2020. Professional since 2010, Zubaira has recorded 19 positive results, five negative results and one draw in the sport.

O UFC 267 will be held on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi (USA). The card will be headlined by a light heavyweight (up to 93kg) title fight between Jan Blachowicz and the Brazilian Glover Teixeira. The long-awaited bantamweight title rematch between aljamain sterling e Petr yan will also be part of the show.

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