The last time UFC was in Brazil, it was held behind doors due to COVID, but now they will be able to give the fans a great show in 2023.
The UFC’s return to Brazil has added a pivotal middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and Gregory Rodrigues.
Tavares will look to bounce back from his decision loss to Dricus Du Plessis at July’s UFC 276 event. Prior to that, the 34-year-old picked up back-to-back victories over Antonio Carlos Junior and Omari Ahkmedov.
Tavares, who competed on season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2010, is set to make his 22nd octagon appearance.
Rodrigues enters the bout in his home country with consecutive finishes under his belt.
“Robocop” stopped Julian Marquez in the first round at June’s UFC Austin event and, most recently, finished Chidi Njokuani in the second round of UFC Vegas 60 earlier this month while overcoming a nasty cut on the bridge of his nose from a brutal knee by Njokuani in the opening stanza.
As of now, there has not been a main event announced for UFC 283.
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