Maynard (left) returns to the Octagon against Guida
After more than a month without holding an event, the UFC announced two more excellent fights for the months of June and July. Among the light weights, the right arm of José Aldo, Gray Maynard returns to the most famous octagon in the world after the setback suffered to Frankie Edgar in the fight for the category belt. The North American's opponent will be Clay guida, which also comes from a defeat, against the current champion Ben henderson. The confrontation will be the main attraction of UFC on FX 4, which will take place on June 22, with no location yet defined.
The other fight announced this Monday was for the middleweight division. And even after the request of the Rogério Minotouro, who would like to face Rich Franklin at the UFC in São Paulo, the Brazilian athlete saw his desired opponent being selected for UFC 148, an event that takes place on July 7th, in Las Vegas. Franklin, who is a former UFC champion, faces Cung le, former owner of the Strkeforce belt.
In the interval between UFC on FX 4, which features the fight between Maynard and Guida, and UFC 148, which features the duel between Franklin and Le, the expected happens UFC Sao Paulo, which will provide MMA fans with two of the most anticipated rematches of recent times: Anderson Silva puts the belt on the line against Chael Sonnen e Vitor belfort faces Wanderlei Silva in the duel between TUF Brasil coaches.
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