Recovered from an injury that kept him away from UFC Rio 2 in January this year, the Brazilian Fabio Maldonado He already has a set date and opponent to return to the most famous octagon in the world. The Minotauro Team athlete faces Croatian Igor Pokrajac at UFC on FUEL 3, an event scheduled to take place on May 15th, in Fairfax, in the United States.
Pokrajac was initially scheduled to face Thiago Silva, but the Brazilian was called up to replace his compatriot Rogério Minotouro, That injured and will not face Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fuel 2. Now, the Croatian fighter, who has a record of 24 wins and eight losses, will face another Brazilian athlete.
In turn, Maldonado tries to rehabilitate himself in Ultimate. After debuting with victory in the organization, the Brazilian lost a streak of 11 consecutive victories to be surpassed by Kyle Kingsbury in the TUF 13 Finale, in June of last year.
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