Gonzaga

By FCF Staff

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added two more bouts featuring Brazilian competitors to its October 13^th card in Rio de Janeiro, as lightweight Gleison Tibau will take on Franciso Trinaldo, and heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga will face Geronimo Dos Santos.

The veteran Tibau (25-8) is looking to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in July, after winning three straight fights.

Trinaldo (11-1) is coming off a successful Octagon debut, as the lightweight stopped Delson Heleno in the first round at UFC 147 in June.

Gonzaga (13-6) hasn’t fought since he scored a first round, submission win over Ednaldo Oliveira at UFC 142 in January, to mark  a successful return to the Octagon.

Dos Santos (31-14) will be making his UFC debut riding the wave of a 10 fight win streak.

UFC 153 will be hosted by Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena and will feature featherweight champion Jose Aldo taking on Erik Koch.