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ESPN app. Two exciting bantamweights searching for their first win
in a long time are on tap for a
Ultimate Fighting Championship fight card in October. The report first came out from Mexican outlet
Milenio on Wednesday night, claiming that Thomas
Almeida (21-3) will be stepping in the Octagon for the first
time since early 2018 against Alejandro
Perez (21-8-1). The two bantamweights will square off at the
UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 10, which is slated to be held on
Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Almeida’s last appearance came back in January 2018 against
Rob
Font, where the Massachusetts native scorched Almeida with a
head kick and follow-up punches at UFC 220. His losing streak, the
first in his career, started in July 2017 when Jimmie
Rivera handed the Brazilian his first defeat on the scorecards.
A stellar 20-0 including four wins in the UFC, “Thominhas” lost for
the first time to Cody
Garbrandt at UFC Fight Night 88 in 2016. All five of Almeida’s
victories under the UFC banner have been accompanied by post-fight
bonus money.
Winner of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America” at bantamweight,
Perez has carved out his place on the promotion’s 135-pound roster
thanks to exciting wins over Ian
Entwistle and Eddie
Wineland over the years. Like his opponent, “Turbo” is on the
first losing skid in his 30-fight career, with a decision loss to
Cody
Stamann at UFC 235 followed by a first-round knockout defeat to
Yadong
Song at UFC 239 in July 2019.
The UFC Fight Night card on Oct. 10 will take place on Yas Island
in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Headlining the “Fight Island”
show is a bantamweight thriller between Marlon
Moraes and Cory
Sandhagen. Additionally, Edson
Barboza is scheduled to face Sodiq
Yusuff at featherweight, while Markus
Perez takes on unbeaten grappling wizard Rodolfo
Vieira at middleweight.
