Mineiro R. Sapo will fight in his hometown against Swede T. Troéng, in September
the miner Rafael Sapo he had his first UFC fight on national territory at UFC No Combate 2, in May, when he beat local João Zeferino in Santa Catarina. The middleweight already has a new commitment scheduled: he will face Tor Troéng in his hometown, at the second edition of the UFC in Belo Horizonte.
Before debuting in Brazil for the UFC, Sapo had already competed in six fights for the biggest organization in the world, with three wins, two losses and one draw. The triumph over Zeferino was his fourth in the UFC and the second in a row since he was knocked out by Andrew Craig at UFC On FUEL TV 4.
Swede Troéng spent his career in Europe, mainly playing for Superior Challenge, his country's organization. He arrived in MMA on the American continent with a recent record of 11-1-1, without losing since he was submitted by Thales leites in October 2010. Revealed in TUF 17, Troéng was eliminated by Josh Samman, but recovered in the TUF 17 Finale by getting past Adam Cella.
The second edition of the UFC in Belo Horizonte is scheduled for September 4th. The event will be led by a clash between light heavyweights Glover Teixeira e Ryan bader.
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