Warlley Alves will return from a 18-month layoff to face Nicolas Dalby at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 21, the company announced Monday.
UFC 283 will air live on pay-per-view and feature a title unification bout between flyweight titleholders Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno.
Alves (14-5), who withdrew from a clash with Jack Della Maddalena in January 2022, hasn’t competed since losing to Jeremiah Wells in June 2021, five months after his brutal first-round knockout over Mounir Lazzez in Abu Dhabi.
Dalby (20-4-1, 2 no contests) fought once before in Brazil, defeating Elizeu Zaleski via split decision in his UFC debut in 2015. Dalby won a decision over Claudio Silva in his most recent octagon appearance in July, bouncing from a loss to Tim Means a month before.
Check the current UFC 283 fight card below.
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno
Mauricio Rua vs. Ihor Potieria
Johnny Walker vs. Paul Craig
Jessica Andrade vs. Lauren Murphy
Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares
Jailton Almeida vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
Thiago Moises x Guram Kutateladze
Warlley Alves x Nicolas Dalby
Gabriel Bonfim x Mounir Lazzez
Ismael Bonfim x Terrance McKinney
Josiane Nunes x Zarah Fairn
