K. Vieira (left) faces M. Tate (right) in October (Photo: Montage/Super Fights)
There are evils that come for good. After seeing his fight against Sarah McMann, scheduled for next Saturday (28), being cancelled, Ketlen Scallop she gained an opponent of another level for her next appearance in the octagon. According to information from the website Combate.com, Manauara will face the former champion Miesha Tate in the main fight of the UFC event scheduled for October 16, in Las Vegas. The duel is valid for the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg).
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Contra Miesha Tate, Ketlen Scallop seeks to recover from the defeat suffered in his last fight, in February this year, when he faced It's Kunitskaya. A specialist in grappling, the 29-year-old man from Manaus debuted in the UFC in 2016, has five wins and two losses in the Octagon and occupies seventh place in the organization's bantamweight rankings.
On the other side, Miesha Tate is eighth in the division rankings. The North American won the category title at UFC 196, in 2016, but lost the belt in the same year to the Brazilian Amanda nunes. Still in 2016, after another defeat, this time to Rachel Pennington, announced his early retirement from MMA. After almost five years out of action, the former champion returned to the octagon in July this year with a big victory over Marion Reneau.
Ketlen Scallop She is the sixth representative from Brazil confirmed on the August 16th card. The event also features Norm Dumont, Luana Dread, Carlos Boi, Ariane Sorriso e istela nunes.
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