P. Munhoz hasn't fought since October last year. Photo: Jeff Bottari/UFC
The time that the Brazilian Peter Munhoz Staying away from the octagon was never very well explained by the Ultimate organization, which suspended the “Black House” athlete for using illegal substances in his last fight due to an anti-doping result that was never publicly disclosed. Now, after the controversial punishment has passed, Munhoz will return to play at home, in UFC Sao Paulo, against the North American Jimmie rivera.
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Information about the fight was released on the “Combate” channel website. According to the publication, the duel between bantamweights will be part of the preliminary card of the night. In your career, Peter Munhoz has a record of 12 wins and just one defeat. In his last appearance in the ring, Munhoz submitted Jerrod Sanders in October last year.
The Brazilian's opponent, Jimmie rivera, has a similar record, with 17 wins and also just one defeat. “El Terror”, as he is known, worked in the early days of Bellator, but has since rotated through several mid-sized organizations, in which he has remained undefeated in his last 16 professional fights. Rivera, who beat Marcus Brimage in his Octagon debut, will fight his second fight under the umbrella of Ultimate.
UFC Fight Night 77 takes place on November 7th, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, in São Paulo (SP). In the main fight of the night, the Brazilian Vitor belfort writes the last chapter of his trilogy against the veteran Dan Henderson. In the co-main event, the former light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira faces the American Patrick Cummins.
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