Brazilian submission ace Thiago Tavares will fight on his home soil against UFC veteran Spencer Fisher in Brazil. The pair meets in a lightweight contest on the preliminary card of UFC: Rio according to PVT. UFC: Rio takes place Aug. 27 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The end of September is upon us, and the Zuffa machine is in full swing as both the UFC and WEC are holding big events within the next week. First on the schedule is UFC 119, which takes place on Saturday, September 25th from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Another last minute change to UFC 119 as Aaron Riley had to pull out of his preliminary bout against UFC newcomer, Pat Audinwood (9-0-1). Thiago Tavares (14-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) steps in on under five weeks notice to face the undefeated lightweight prospect. HT: mmajunkie UFC 119: Mir vs Crocop Coverage
Brazilian lightweight Willamy "Chiquerim" Freire has been forced out of his UFC on Versus 2 bout against countryman Thiago Tavares after suffering a knee injury in training, according to a report from Tatame's Guilherme Cruz. "I was stoked (to fight), but God knows what he's doing," the Nova Uniao fighter tells Cruz. "We're upset now, but we have to think positive. Dede (Pederneiras) brought in a physical therapist just to take care of my knee, and I'll be back soon."
Lightweights Melvin Guillard and Thiago Tavares will meet at UFC 114 in Las Vegas in May. Having revamped his training with Greg Jackson, Guillard impressed at UFC 109 with a decision victory over Ronnys Torres.
As the seconds ticked off the clock in the third round of the UFC Fight Night 20 lightweight main event showdown between Nate Diaz and Gray Maynard, one thought continued to rattle around in my mind. Would Gray Maynard actually be thrust into contention with such a lackluster victory? Would the UFC actually give him a shot at B.J. Penn when they've historically kept similar fighters in the dark?
The staff at BloodyElbow.com offers their predictions for UFC Fight Night 20 in Fairfax, Virginia.
