Caio Monstro hits with Ultimate and debuts against Maldonado in Rio

After Gabriel Napao, who confirmed his return, and Carlos Prater, which agreed with the organization, UFC Rio 2 will mark the debut of another Brazilian. The largest MMA organization in the world called up, this Sunday, another local athlete to replace a casualty in the show's fight program, which takes place on January 14th, at the HSBC Arena, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro.

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- Gabriel Napão returns to the UFC and faces Edinaldo Lula in Rio
- Carlo Prater faces Erick Silva at UFC Rio 2

The black belt Caio Magalhães, Also known as Gaius Monster, replaces the Bulgarian Stanislav Nedkov, who had problems with his visa to enter Brazil, and faces compatriot Fábio Maldonado.

A debutant in Ultimate, Caio is the South American Shooto champion and has a perfect record in MMA, with five victories. Already Fabio Maldonado In his third fight in the UFC, he is looking for his second victory in the organization. The Minotauro Team athlete, who has a professional record of 18 wins and four defeats, comes from a setback, when he lost to Kyle Kingsbury.

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