Felipe Silva faces Taisumov at UFC Netherlands, in September

Duel will take place on September 2nd Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Montagem SL)

Another Brazilian is scheduled for the UFC Netherlands card, an event that takes place on September 2nd, in Rotterdam. This is Felipe Silva from Minas Gerais, who faces Russian Mairbek Taisumov, in a duel valid for the lightweight category (up to 70kg). Information from the Combate channel website.

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Undefeated, Felipe hasn't fought since August last year, when he debuted in the UFC. On that occasion, he needed just 73 seconds to knock out Shane Cambell, a result that gave him his eighth victory in eight fights in his career.

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Taisumov, in turn, is looking for his fifth consecutive victory in the organization. Without fighting since April 2016, he has five wins and one loss in the UFC, having faced two Brazilians: he was defeated by Michel Trator and knocked out Alan Nuguette.

In addition to Felipe, three more Brazilians are already confirmed for UFC Netherlands. The light heavyweights Marcos Foot and Francimar Bodão, who measure forces with the Russian Saparbek Safarov and the rookie Aleksandar rakic, respectively, and Michel Trator, who faces Islam makhachev, in combat in the lightweight category. The main fight of the event will be between heavyweights Stefan struve e Alexander Volkov.

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