Jacaré (photo) faces C. Weidman at UFC 230. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
Chris Weidman It wasn't long before he was an opponent at UFC 230, an event that takes place on November 3, in New York (USA). After injury to Luke Rockhold, the organization acted quickly and called up the Brazilian Ronaldo Jacare to face the former middleweight champion. The information is from North American ESPN.
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Jacaré was scheduled to face David Branch on the show, but accepted the invitation to change his opponent with just a few days left before the event and will make the second most important fight on the show. The 38-year-old Brazilian has an MMA record of 25 wins and six losses as a professional. He occupies 5th place in the middleweight rankings and is trying his last shot in search of his chance at the UFC belt he dreams of.
In turn, Weidman, who was the first man to beat Anderson Silva In the octagon, he tries to find a good moment in his career again. After losing the belt in 2015, the American accumulated three losses in a series. Only at UFC on FOX 25, in July 2017, did he win again when he submitted Kevin Gastelum. Since then, the 'All American' has been suffering from a series of injuries that kept him away from the Octagon for more than a year.
Besides Ronaldo Jacare. Brazil will have another representative at UFC 230. In the preliminary card of the attraction, Sheymon Moraes faces Julio Maple. The main fight of the show will be the heavyweight title fight. The champion Daniel Cormier defends his reign against Derrick Lewis.
UFC 230
MAIN CARD (23pm, Brasília time):
Heavyweight: Daniel Cormier x Derrick Lewis
Average weight: Chris Weidman x Ronaldo Jacare
Middleweight: David Branch x No opponent yet
Average weight: Karl Robertson x Jack Marshman
Average weight: Derek Brunson x Israel adesanya
PRELIMINARY CARD (19:30 pm, Brasília time):
Featherweight: Jason Knight x Jordan Rinaldi
Flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi x sijara eubanks
Feather weight: Sheymon Moraes x Julio Maple
Welterweight: Lyman Good x Ben Saunders
Lightweight: Lando vannata x Matt frevola
Feather weight: Shane burgos x Kurt holobaugh
Bantamweight: brian kelleher x Montel Jackson
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