Recovered from injury, Paulo Borrachinha faces 'Ambulance Man' at UFC 226

P. Borrachinha (photo) faces Hall at UFC 226 (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)

Recovered from a biceps injury, the Brazilian Paulo borrachinha He already has a date and opponent to return to the octagon. The Brazilian revelation in the middleweight division faces the 'Ambulance Man' Uriah Hall. The fight will take place at UFC 226, an event that takes place on July 7, in Las Vegas (USA). The fight was announced on the Combate channel website and confirmed by the report.

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Borrachinha had a meteoric rise in the UFC. He debuted at the event in March last year and had three fights and three knockout victories. In less than a year, the Brazilian already occupies 14th place in the middleweight division and dreamed of entering the top-5 in 2018. Although the injury has delayed the Brazilian's plans, he faces 10th in the ranking and the triumph could put him him again on the way to one of the five best in his weight class.

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In turn, Hall has a record of 13 wins and eight losses. The North American, who became known as 'Ambulance Man' for sending his knocked-out opponents to the hospital, is coming off a triumph in the organization. He hit Krzysztof Jotko, in September 2017.

The main fight of UFC 226 will be a heavyweight title fight between the current champion Stipe Miocic before Daniel Cormier, holder of the light heavyweight division title. In addition to Borrachinha, so far, Brazil will be represented on the card by Raphael Assunção, which faces Rob font by the rooster category. Check out the UFC 226 card below (subject to change).

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