Undefeated since his return to the UFC, Thales Leites faces Tim Boetsch in January

T. Leites (left) faces T. Boetsch (right) in Las Vegas (USA). Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (Josh Hedges/UFC)

Coming from a streak of seven consecutive victories, four of which have been won since returning to Ultimate, the Rio native Thales leites goes by his recent unbeaten record in a game against the American Tim Boetsch on January 31st. On that date, Thales and Boetsch will face each other at UFC 183.

At 32, Thales leites has a professional record of 24 wins and four losses. The Nova União athlete and former middleweight title challenger currently occupies 11th place in the category ranking. Three positions behind, in 14th place, is Tim Boetsch. At 33 years old, “The Barbarian”, as he is known, has a record of 18 wins and seven losses. Boestch is coming off a victory over Brad Tavares last August.

UFC 183 takes place on January 31, 2015, in Las Vegas (USA). The main fight of the night marks the return of the former champion Anderson Silva to the octagon one year and one month after the fracture in his left leg that took Spider out of action for the entire year of 2014. In the fight that headlines the card, Anderson faces the controversial North American Nick Diaz, who also returns to Ultimate after reversing his early retirement announced in March last year.