Lyoto Machida will make UFC Belém main fight against Eryk Anders

L. Machida will fight at UFC Belém (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)

UFC Belém already has a main fight and it will feature Lyoto Machida, born in the capital of Pará. The karateka faces Erik Anders in a fight valid for middleweight at the event on February 3rd. The North American is coming off a victory over Markus Maluko at UFC Fresno and had challenged the Brazilian shortly after the triumph over his compatriot. The information is from the North American website MMA Today.

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Lyoto Machida comes from three consecutive defeats, two by knockout and one by submission. After being defeated by Luke Rockhold e Yoel romero, the Brazilian caught a hook for using a substance banned by USADA without being aware of its prohibition. After 18 months out of the octagon, he returned to UFC Sao Paulo at the end of October and ended up knocked out in the first round by Derek Brunson.

At 30 years old, Anders is undefeated in MMA with 10 wins in 10 fights. In the UFC, he won both of his commitments, knocking out the Brazilian Rafael Sapo and surpassing Maluko, also Brazilian, last weekend. Erik Anders He is married to a Brazilian and speaks Portuguese fluently. Therefore, he asked to fight in his “second home”, facing the former light heavyweight champion.

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With this, Ultimate already has six fights confirmed for its debut in the North of Brazil. In addition to the main fight, the event will feature the participation of Valentina Shevchenko, who will make her flyweight debut against the Brazilian Priscila Pedrita, and will also have the participation of Thiago Marreta, Deiveson Figueiredo, Polyana viana and Marcelo Golm.