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Saturday, Nov 03, 2012

Michael Bisping Fighting Vitor Belfort at January 19th Brazilian UFC Card

Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort

Dollaway vs. Sarafian, Rothwell vs. Gonzaga Among Confirmed Fights

By FCF Staff

Although the venue and city have yet to be confirmed, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that its January 19th return to Brazil will feature a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort.

Belfort (21-10) is coming off a fourth round, submission loss to light-heavyweight champion in September. Prior to the defeat the 35 year-old vet scored back-to-back wins over Yoshihiro Akiyama and Anthony Johnson while competing a middleweight.

Bisping (23-4) also competed at UFC 152 in September and worked his way to a unanimous decision win over Brian Stann. The only man to defeat Bisping in his last five fights is former number one contender Chael Sonnen.

The promotion has also announced the entire card for the event, which as expected, will feature fights like Ben Rothwell vs. Gabriel Gonzaga and Nik Lentz vs. Diego Nunes.

Here is the entire line-up to date.

Main Card

Vitor Belfort vs Michael Bisping

C.B. Dollaway vs Daniel Sarafian

Ben Rothwell vs Gabriel Gonzaga

KhabibNurmagomedov vs Thiago Tavares

Preliminary Card

Godofredo Pepey vs Miltinho Vieira

Andrew Craig vs Ronny Markes

Nik Lentz vs Diego Nunes

Justin Salas vs Edson Barboza

Michael Kuiper vs Thiago Bodão

George Roop vs Iuri Marajó

Roger Hollett vs Wagner Caldeirão

C.J. Keith vs Francisco Massaranduba

 

 

posted by FCF Staff @ 2:08 pm
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