Back after surgery, Guto Inocente makes his UFC debut against Derrick Lewis in July

Guto (left) and Lewis (right) face each other in the TUF 19 Finale. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook

It's been a long wait, but Guto Inocente will finally debut in the UFC. The organization announced that the heavyweight of blackzilians will face the North American Derrick Lewis at the TUF 19 Finale, which takes place on July 6th in Las Vegas (USA). The Brazilian was even announced to face Shane Del Rosario at UFC 168, in December last year. However, both athletes ended up undergoing surgery and the match ended up being cancelled.

Guto, 27 years old, has a record of six wins and two losses. The Brazilian is coming off a victory over Virgil Zwicker, in May 2012, in a fight held in the now-defunct Strikeforce. Already Derrick Lewis has a record of ten wins, two losses and one fight without result. The 29-year-old American is coming off a victory over Jack May in his octagon debut, at UFC on FOX 11, on April 19th.

In addition to the fight between Guto and Lewis, Ultimate announced another fight for the July 6th card: Sarah Moras and Alexis Dufresne. Moras was part of the Miesha Tate on TUF 18 and has a professional record of three wins and one loss. Dufresne, who is a member of the Academy of Dan Henderson, is undefeated in five fights and will make her Ultimate debut.

The TUF 19 Finale takes place on July 6th, at Mandalay Bay, in Las Vegas (USA). The event hosts the finals of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter 19 in the middleweight and light heavyweight categories. Furthermore, in the main fight of the night, the edition's coaches BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar They face each other in the octagon and put an end to the trilogy that has already had two victories for Edgar to date.