With Jailton Malhadinho in the spotlight, UFC São Paulo has a confirmed main card; see the order of fights

Jailton Malhadinho is a highlight of UFC Sao Paulo. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/@UFC

Just under three weeks before returning to the capital of São Paulo, Ultimate confirmed the main card and the order of fights for the UFC Sao Paulo. Led by the duel between heavyweights (up to 120,2kg) Jailton Malhadinho e Derrick Lewis, who replaces the injured Curtis blaydes, the event will feature six fights in the main portion and eight in the preliminary.

Undefeated in his career and rocked by lightning-fast submissions in his first two UFC fights, Gabriel Marretinha stars in the co-main fight of the UFC Sao Paulo, when he faces the Danish veteran Nicholas Dalby, in a duel valid for welterweights (up to 77,1kg).

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Heavyweights will still be in action on the main card Rodrigo Zé Colmeia, who faces the North American Don'Tale Mayes, the middleweights (up to 83,9kg) Caio Borralho e Rudolph Vieira, which measure strength against the Russian Abus Magomedov and the Armenian Armen petrosyan, respectively, and light weight (up to 70,3kg) Ismael Marreta, older brother of Gabriel Marretinha, which faces the North American veteran Vinc Pichel at the opening of the main portion of the event.

The preliminary card of UFC Sao Paulo has eight more Brazilian representatives spread across eight fights, including names like Elizeu Capoeira, Victor Petrino e elves brener.

UFC São Paulo Technical Sheet

Order date: September 14th, 2023

Open Hours: 17:XNUMX (Brasilia time)

Location: Ibirapuera Gymnasium, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

MAIN CARD

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Jailton Malhadinho x Derrick Lewis

Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): Gabriel Marretinha x Nicholas Dalby

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Rodrigo Zé Colmeia x Don'Tale Mayes

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Caio Borralho x Abusupiyan Magomedov

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Rudolph Vieira x Armen petrosyan

Light weight (up to 70,3kg): Ismael Marreta x Vinc Pichel

PRELIMINARY CARD

Light weight (up to 70,3kg): elves brener x Esteban Ribovics

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Victor 'Striker' x Daniel Marcos

Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): Elizeu Capoeira x Rinat Fakhretdinov

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Victor Petrino x Modest Bukauskas

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Angela Hill x Denise Gomes

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): lucas alexander x david onama

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Eduardo Moura x Montserrat Ruiz

Light weight (up to 70,3kg): Kaue Fernandes x Marc Diakiese