Raphael Assunção will return to the UFC octagon on February 22, at UFC 170, in Las Vegas, United States, when he will face Francisco Rivera.
The Brazilian, fourth in the bantamweight category, is on a five-fight winning streak in the UFC. On his last appointment, he knocked TJ Dillashaw in a tight decision by the judges at the event held in Barueri, in October.
Rivera, in turn, is unbeaten in four fights. In the last one, in November, he beat George Roop by technical knockout in the second round.
The main fight of UFC 170 will be between light heavyweights Rashad evans, former category champion, and Daniel Cormier, who will fight for the first time at 93 kg.
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