After cancellation in December, Raoni Barcelos and Victor Henry will face each other at UFC 270

A duel between bantamweights was supposed to take place at UFC Las Vegas 45, in December, but was postponed after Henry contracted Covid-19

R. Barcelos in victory for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The duel between bantamweights (up to 61,2 kg) Raoni barcelos e Victor Henry There is a new date to take place. The two face each other in UFC 270, the first numbered event of the year, on January 22nd, in Anaheim, California (USA). The information is from the North American website “MMA Fighting”.

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Raoni barcelos e Victor Henry would face each other in UFC Las Vegas 45, in December, but the fight was canceled on the day of the event after Henry tested positive for Covid-19.

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Raoni barcelos seeks to win again after suffering his first defeat in the Octagon in June 2021, when he was defeated by Timur Valiev in the UFC Las Vegas 30. The setback interrupted an impressive run by the former RFA champion, who had won five consecutive victories in the UFC and nine in his career.

On the other side, Victor Henry makes his Ultimate debut. At 34 years old, the same age as the Brazilian, the North American has a record of 21 wins and five losses in professional MMA and arrives at the organization motivated by nine victories in the last ten fights.

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O UFC 270 has, in its main fight, the duel between Francis Ngannou e Cyryl Gane, resulting in the unification of the organization's heavyweight division titles (up to 120,2 kg). In the co-main fight, Deiveson Figueiredo seeks to regain the flyweight belt (up to 56,7 kg) in a trilogy against the champion Brandon Moreno.

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