Formiga (left) faces S. Pettis (right) in the first event of 2017. (Photo: Getty Images)
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UFC Phoenix, an event to be held in Arizona (USA), on January 15th, had another fight added to the card. This is a flyweight duel between Jussier formiga and Sergio Pettis. The information is from the “MMA Fighting” website (USA).
Formiga is third in the category rankings and is coming off a victory over Dustin Ortiz last September. In the organization since 2012, the Brazilian has five wins and three losses in Ultimate.
Pettis, who is the younger brother of Anthony Pettis, former UFC lightweight champion, is coming off two consecutive victories, the last of which was over Chris Kelades, in April this year. At just 23 years old, the number 15 in the ranking already has five victories and two setbacks in the organization.
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