R. Barcelos (left) and S. Nurmagomedov (right) face each other in bantamweight. Photo: Montage SL/MMA Press
Raoni barcelos was called up to join the Ultimate card in Rio de Janeiro, on May 11th. The Brazilian will face Said Nurmagomedov by the bantamweights in UFC 237. The information was published first-hand by the GracieMag website.
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Raoni won his two fights in Ultimate. In his last commitment, Barcelos finalized Chris Gutierrez at the TUF 28 Finale. The Brazilian has six consecutive victories and his last defeat was in April 2014. He was submitted by Mark Dickman at Legacy Fighting Alliance – RFA 14.
Said Nurmagomedov comes from seven consecutive victories, two in Ultimate. In his last confrontation, the Russian knocked out Ricardo Carcacinha on the UFC Fortaleza card, in February 2019. His last setback was in June 2014, when he lost to Magomed Bibulatov by unanimous decision at Absolute Championship Berkut – Grand Prix Berkut 9.
The main fight of UFC 237 will have a fight for the women's strawweight belt between Rose namajunas and Jessica Andrade. In the co-main event, Anderson Silva will measure forces against Jared Cannonier in the middleweights.
UFC 237 card so far
Straw weight: Rose namajunas x Jessica Stacker
Average weight: Anderson Silva x Jared Cannonier
Feather weight: José Aldo x Alexander Volkanovsky
Light Heavyweight: Rogério Minotouro x Ryan spann
Bantamweight: Bethe Correia x Irene aldana
Fly weight: Wu Yanan x Luana Dread
Bantamweight: Jessica Rose Clark x Talita Bernardo
Welterweight Weight: Thiago Pitbull x Laureano Staropoli
Lightweight: BJ Penn x Clay guida
Bantamweight: Raoni barcelos x Said Nurmagomedov
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