Duel will take place in September, in Japan (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook - Montagem SL)
Seeking recovery inside the octagon, the flyweight Jussier formiga You already have your next challenge scheduled. He faces Japanese Yuta Sasaki at UFC Japan, on September 23, in Saitama.
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Number 5 in the under-56kg division rankings, Formiga, 32 years old, is coming off a defeat to Ray Borg in March this year, at UFC Fortaleza. In Ultimate since 2012, the Brazilian has had nine fights in the organization, with five positive results and four negative results.
Sasaki, in turn, also has an irregular campaign in the UFC. At 27 years old, he has three victories and three setbacks in the house. In his most recent performance, he surprised by submitting the favorite Justin Scoggins, recovering from his poor performance against the Brazilian Wilson reis.
In addition to Formiga, two more Brazilians are confirmed at the show that will take place in Saitama, Japan. The former light heavyweight champion Mauritius Shogun has a rematch with Ovince St.Preux in the main fight of the night, while light heavyweight Henrique Frankenstein seeks to shake off his bad form against debutant Gokhan Saki, a kickboxing star.
UFC JAPAN CARD (so far):
Light Heavyweight: Mauritius Shogun x Ovince St-Preux
Light heavyweight: Gokhan Saki x Henrique Frankenstein
Fly weight: Jussier formiga x Yuta Sasaki
Flyweight: Naoki Inoue x Jenel Lausa
Strawweight: Syuri Kondo x Chan Mi Jeon
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