Rafael Sapo gains new opponent for UFC Long Island

Anders will debut in the UFC against Sapo (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook ErykAnders)

With just 8 days left until the event, the card of UFC Long Island has undergone a change. The Italian Alessio di chirico, which would face Rafael Sapo, was injured and was forced to leave the fight. In his place, the organization hired Erik Anders, current LFA middleweight champion, who will debut in Ultimate facing the Brazilian.

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Sapo is looking for a recovery after two consecutive defeats to Robert whittaker, in April 2016, and Tim Boetsch, last November. In Ultimate since 2010, he has nine wins, six losses and one draw in the promotion. In total, his record has 21 triumphs, eight setbacks and one draw.

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Anders, 30 years old, is undefeated in MMA, having won all seven fights on his record. The most recent was in June this year, when he crashed Brendan allen in LFA 14. A native of San Antonio, Texas, he has the nickname 'Frankenstein'.

Besides Rafael Sapo: UFC Long Island will feature the participation of five more Brazilians. The bantamweight Thomas almeida, which faces Jimmie rivera, welterweights Elizeu Capoeira e Alex Cowboy, who face Lyman Good and Ryan LaFlare, respectively, the newcomer Junior “Baby”, who has a heavyweight duel against Timothy Johnson, and the featherweight Geoffrey Pepey, which measures forces with Shane burgos. The main fight of the show will be between Chris Weidman e Kelvin Gastelum, valid for the middleweight category.