T. Pitbull (photo) prepares to move to lightweight. Photo: Buda Mendes/UFC
The Ultimate organization is preparing to explore another new market in Asia, South Korea, in a card already announced for November 28th, and the main fight should put the Brazilian face to face. Thiago Pitbull and former lightweight champion Ben henderson.
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The information was released by the North American website “MMA Fighting”. According to the publication, the duel has not yet been officially confirmed, but the expectation is that Pitbull will still continue competing at welterweight and will be announced as Bendo's opponent in the coming weeks.
Former champion of the extinct WEC and UFC, Benson Henderson has a professional record of 22 wins and five losses. In his last appearance in the octagon, “Smooth”, as he is known, had already moved up to the 77 kg division at the last minute to face Brandon thatch and beat his rival by submission in February this year. Descendant of South Koreans, the North American even chose the colors of the Asian country to represent on his Ultimate uniform.
Yes, Thiago Pitbull, 31 years old, has an MMA record of 21 wins and ten losses. The United States-based Ceará native, who was once a challenger for the welterweight belt at the historic UFC 100, is coming off a defeat to Carlos Condit at UFC Goiânia, in a fight that confirmed the North American as the next challenger for the title.
The event scheduled for South Korea is UFC Fight Night 79, and will take place at the “Olympic Gymnastics Arena”, in the capital Seoul. Korea will be the 19th country to host an event from the largest MMA organization on the planet and the fourth nation to debut as the Octagon's stage this year, after Poland, the Philippines and Scotland.
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