Glover Teixeira faces Jimi Manuwa in the main fight of UFC São Paulo

G. Teixeira (left) and J. Manuwa (right) are in the main fight of the event in São Paulo. Photo: Montagem SL MMA Press

O UFC Sao Paulo finally has its main fight confirmed. The Brazilian Glover Teixeira faces Nigerian Jimi Manuwa in light heavyweight. Twelve matches have already been announced for the event at Ginásio do Ibirapuera on September 22nd. The information is from the website “Combate.com”.

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The Brazilian has a shoulder injury after his fight against Corey anderson at UFC Hamburg and will consult doctors at the UFC Performance Institute to ensure his participation in the event.

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Glover Teixeira at 38 years old, he made his last appearance at UFC Hamburg, where he was defeated by Corey anderson. The confrontation was two weeks ago in Germany and the Brazilian had a 'questionable' performance. In his MMA career, he has 31 duels with 26 wins and five setbacks. Currently, the Minas Gerais player is in eighth place in the division ranking.

With the same age as the Brazilian, Jimi Manuwa is in fifth place in the ranking. The Nigerian comes from two consecutive defeats against Jan Blachowicz e Volkan oezdemir. His record has 21 fights with 17 victories, 15 of which were by knockout and four setbacks.

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