The UFC will return to Sao Paulo for the first time in four years, and the company has made official eight match-ups for the upcoming event on Nov. 4.
Headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida in a five-round heavyweight tilt, the line-up will feature rising prospects like Rinat Fakhretdinov, Vitor Petrino and Denise Gomes.
Fakhretdinov (22-2) will re-enter to the octagon to face Elizeu Zaleski (24-7) four months after chocking out former title contender Kevin Lee. The Brazilian won a split decision over Abubakar Nurmagomedov in his most recent appearance.
Petrino (9-0), who tapped Marcin Prachnio this past July, will lock horns with Modestas Bukauskas (15-5), a former Cage Warriors champion who won two in a row since returning to the promotion earlier this year.
Gomes (8-2) will battle long-time veteran Angela Hill (15-13) in a strawweight showdown. Gomes walked through Yazmin Jauregui in just 20 seconds to earn a performance bonus in July, while Hill attempts to rebound from a one-sided loss to Mackenzie Dern.
UFC’s eight trip to Sao Paulo’s Ginasio do Ibirapuera will also include Rodolfo Vieira (9-2) vs. Armen Petrosyan (8-2), Caio Borralho (14-1) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (35-8-2), Rodrigo Nascimento (10-1) vs. Don’Tale Mayes (10-5), and Elves Brener (15-3) vs. Esteban Ribovics (12-1).
