The Brazilian Renan Barao He already has a set date for returning to the Octagon. The interim bantamweight champion will defend his belt against Eddie Wineland at UFC 165, an event that takes place on September 21, in Toronto, Canada. The fight against the North American would take place at UFC 161, on June 15th, but the native of Rio Grande do Norte injured his foot and was unable to perform.
The announcement of Renan's fight against Eddie Wineland confirms that Dominick Cruz, champion of the category, still doesn't have a return date. The duel for the unification of the belts was even speculated by Ultimate, but the North American, who suffered a serious knee injury, recently started physical work and is not expected to compete again in the coming months.
In addition to Barão against Wineland, UFC 165 will feature another title fight. In a fight valid for the light heavyweight title, the North American Jon Jones defends his reign against the Swede Alexander Gustafson. Check out the UFC 165 card so far below:
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafson;
Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland;
Ivan Menjivar vs. Kid Yamamot;
Myles Jury vs. Mike Ricci;
Mark Bocek vs. Michel Tractor;
Stephen Thompson vs. Chris Clements;
Nandor Guelmino vs. Daniel Omielanczuk.
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