Jorge Santiago replaces Wanderlei Silva at UFC-130

Jorge Santiago will face Brian Stann at UFC 130 - Photo: Scott Petersen

Hired by the UFC at the beginning of this month, the Brazilian Jorge santiago He already has a date and opponent for his return to the organization. The former Sengoku middleweight champion will be in action at UFC 130 when he faces the American Brian stann, an athlete who was initially scheduled to face Wanderlei Silva in the edition that takes place on May 28th in Las Vegas.

The confrontation between Wand and Stann had already been made official by UFC officials, but the Brazilian athlete showed no interest in the fight, saying that the North Americans would hate him if he accepted the challenge, as Stann is a former marine with great popularity in the U.S.

“We were really trying to match the fight between (Wanderlei) Silva and Brian Stann, but Wand didn't accept our proposal,” UFC president Dana White said at a press conference last month.

In addition to Santiago, another Brazilian is confirmed for UFC 130. In another fight valid for the main card, Thiago “Pitbull” will measure forces with the North American Rick story. The main attraction of the night will be the lightweight title fight between the current champion Frankie Edgar and the challenger Gray Maynard. Check out the UFC 130 card:

main card

Frankie Edgar x Gray Maynard (lightweight belt fight)

Matt Hammil x Quinton “Rampage”Jackson

Jorge santiago x Brian Stann

Frank mir x Roy Nelson

Thiago “Pitbull” x Rick Story

Preliminary Card

Brad pickett x Miguel Torres

Travis Browne x Stefan struve