Coming off a defeat, Glover Teixeira faces Cirkunov at UFC São Paulo

A duel valid for the light heavyweight category (up to 93kg) would take place on October 28th, in São Paulo, at the Ibirapuera gym

Duel will take place on October 28th (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Montagem SL)

Duel will take place on October 28th (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Montagem SL)

the card of UFC Sao Paulo, which will take place on October 28th, at the Ibirapuera gym, is slowly taking shape. after the announcement of the first fight on the card, it was time for the duel between the light heavyweights Glover Teixeira e Misha Cirkunov also be confirmed on the show. This was only the second fight officially scheduled for the event, which should see more fights revealed in the coming days.

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At 37 years old, Glover, number 4 in the light heavyweight ranking, has been alternating between good and bad results since he lost to Jon Jones in the main fight of UFC 172, in a duel that was worth the category title. After starting his Ultimate career with five straight victories, he lost to Jones in April 2014 and to Phil Davis in October of the same year. Afterwards, he won three consecutive victories, was knocked out by Anthony Johnson, won Jared Cannonier and ended up being knocked out by Gustafsson, in May of this year. In total, the Minas Gerais player has a record of 26 wins and six defeats.

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Cirkunov, in turn, is considered one of the main names for the future of the light heavyweight division, but he saw the hype surrounding his name diminish after his last fight, when he ended up being knocked out in just 28 seconds by Volkan oezdemir. Before, he had won the first four duels he held in the franchise, all via the fast track. At 30 years old, the Lithuanian-born and Canadian-born fighter has 13 victories and three setbacks on his professional record.

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