Doping-free, Júnior Cigano faces Bulgarian debutant at UFC Boise

The Brazilian, who managed to prove his innocence in the case of doping, will face the Bulgarian Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Boise, on July 14th

Cigano (photo) returns to the octagon at UFC Boise. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc

Free from doping accusations, junior gypsy He already has a set date and opponent to return to the Octagon. The Brazilian faces the debutant Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Boise, an event that takes place on July 14th, in the United States. Information about the duel was released on the website of the North American channel ESPN.

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Cigano went through a complicated moment in his career, when he was caught in an anti-doping test in August 2017. However, eight months after the test, the Brazilian managed to guarantee his innocence by proving that the change was due to a contaminated supplement. The Brazilian heavyweight. Former champion of the category, he has a professional record of 18 wins and five losses. In his last fight, Cigano had the chance to regain the division belt, at UFC 211, but was knocked out by Stipe Miocic, in May 2017.

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In turn, Ivanov has a record of 16 wins and just one loss. The Bulgarian fighter is a former PFL champion and has five consecutive victories. In his last fight, he defeated Caio Alencar by judges' decision, in November 2017

In addition to Cigano, the UFC Boise fight program features another representative from Brazil. Jennifer maia faces veteran Liz Carmouche in a duel for women's bantamweight. Check out the event card so far below:

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UFC Boise fight schedule (subject to change)

Junior Gypsy x Blagoy Ivanov

Zingano cat x Marion Reneau

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Justin Scoggins x Said Nurmagomedov

Liz Carmouche x Jennifer maia

Sage Northcutt x Zak Ottow

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