Borrachinha was the middleweight champion of the Jungle Fight. (Photo: Leonardo Fabri)
Brazil has another representative in the UFC. This is middleweight Paulo Henrique Borrachinha, who already has a date to debut: he is scheduled for the UFC Fortaleza card, on March 11th. His opponent, however, has not yet been defined. The information is from the website “Combate.com”.
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Borrachinha is undefeated in MMA, with eight wins in eight fights, seven by knockout and one by submission. A participant in TUF Brasil 3, the 25-year-old is the current middleweight champion of the Jungle Fight. It is worth remembering that the fighter almost debuted for Ultimate at UFC 198, and, in May of last year, when he was called in a hurry to replace Anderson Silva in the duel against Uriah Hal. However, the Jamaican did not accept the confrontation, postponing the Brazilian's debut.
UFC Fortaleza will feature a clash between middleweights Vitor belfort e Kelvin Gastelum in the main attraction of the night. The light heavyweight Mauritius Shogun and light weight Edson Barboza are also guaranteed on the card. They face Gian Villante e Beneil Dariushrespectively.
UFC FORTALEZA CARD (so far):
Average weight: Vitor belfort x Kelvin Gastelum
Light heavyweight: Mauritius Shogun x Gian Villante
Lightweight: Edson Barboza x Beneil Dariush
Lightweight: Michel Trator x Josh Burkman
Light heavyweight: Henrique Frankenstein x opponent to be determined
Average weight: Paulo borrachinha x opponent to be defined
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