Luiz Artur Banha - Photo: Sherdog
The Brazilian Hez Arthur “Banha” already know who he will face on March 19th at UFC 128. After the Czech's retirement Karlos Vemola due to a mouth infection, the Brazilian athlete will fight against the North American Eliot Marshall on the preliminary card of the edition based in the city of Newark, United States.
Marshall participated in the eighth season of the UFC reality show, “The Ultimate Fighter“, where he was part of the team led by Frank mir. On that occasion, the North American was defeated by his compatriot Ryan bader in the semi-final of the program that aired on American television in 2008.
After being fired from the UFC last year, Marshall achieved three consecutive victories in his career, a fact that guaranteed him a return to the UFC. Ultimate. In his last fight he finished Chris McNally with an armlock in the Nemesis Fighting: Global Invasion, an event that took place last December in the Dominican Republic.
With the announcement of “Banha’s” new opponent, UFC 128 has 12 fights confirmed on its card. The main attraction of the night will be the first defense of the Mauricio “Shogun” as light heavyweight champion. Check out the scheduled clashes:
main card
Mauricio “Shogun” x Jon Jones (light heavyweight title fight)
Jim Miller x Kamal Shalorus
Yoshihiro Akiyama x Nate Marquardt
Mirko “Cro Cop” x Brendan Schaub
Preliminary Card
Luiz Artur “Banha” x Eliot Marshall
Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani
Ricardo “Cachorrão” Almeida x Mike pyle
Kurt Pellegrino x Gleison Tibau
Joseph Benavidez x Ian Loveland
Raphael Assunção x Manny Gamburyan
Nick Catone x Dan Miller
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