Thiago Marreta faces Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 213, in July

Duel valid for the middleweight division takes place in July (Photos: UFC/Montage: Super Lutas)

Duel for the middleweight division takes place in July (Photos: UFC/Montage: Super Lutas)

The Brazilian Thiago Marreta He already has an opponent, date and location defined for his return to the Octagon. He faces the North American Gerald meerschaert at UFC 213, on July 8th, in Las Vegas (USA), in a duel valid for the middleweight category (up to 84kg). The information was given first-hand by the website 'Combate.com'.

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A participant in TUF Brasil 2, Marreta alternates between ups and downs in the UFC, with six wins and four losses. In his most recent performance, he knocked out Jack Marshman at UFC Halifax last February, recovering from the two setbacks he had previously suffered. At 33 years old, he has a record with 14 positive results and five negative results.

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Meerschaert, in turn, is also coming off a victory at UFC Halifax: he submitted Ryan Janes in less than two minutes. Previously, he had submitted Joe Gigliotti in his debut for the organization. Although he is five years younger than the Brazilian, 'The Machine', as he is known, has more experience in MMA: he has 34 fights, with 26 wins and eight losses.

In addition to Marreta, another Brazilian confirmed on the show is Fabricio Werdum, who will make the trilogy against alistair overeem. Still without the main fight defined, UFC 213 will also feature a bantamweight title fight between cody garbrandt e TJ Dillashaw, the return of Robbie Lawler against Donald Cerrone and heavyweights Travis Browne and Alexey Oliynyk measuring strength in search of recovery.

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