UFC 163: Aldo vs. Pettis - Fight Card Updates

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Thales Leites, the former middleweight title challenger will return to the Octagon August 3 to face Tom Watson. Leites has gone 6-1 since his last UFC appearance, including wins over UFC vets Dean Lister, Tor Troeng and Jeremy Horn. The buzzy featherweight title fight between champion Jose Aldo and former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis now has an official home. Another bout has been set for the event, with #10-ranked Josh Koscheck taking on #5-ranked Demian Maia in a battle between pedigreed ground specialists.


UFC 163: Aldo vs. Pettis
August 3, 2013
HSBC Arena
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil


Jose Aldo (22-1) vs. Anthony Pettis (16-2) - UFC featherweight title bout
Josh Koscheck (17-7) vs. Demian Maia (18-4)
Vinny Magalhaes (10-6-1) vs. Anothony Perosh (13-7)
Thales Leites (20-4) vs. Tom Watson (16-5)
Neil Magny (8-1) vs. Sergio Moraes (7-2)
Cezar Ferreira (5-2) vs. Clint Hester (8-3)

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Former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will fight in his home country of Brazil for the first time in his Octagon career this summer, as he takes on Phil Davis in the co-main event of UFC 163. A win for either man would likely bump him to the top of pile of contenders for the division's title, currently held by Jon Jones.

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[keithlewis]

BJJ world champion and undefeated MMA fighter Robert Drysdale will step out of the cornerman role and into that of fighter. The light heavyweight, who has trained a who's-who of champions and Las Vegans including Frank Mir and Forrest Griffin, will debut inside the Octagon against 13-1 Ednaldo Oliveira. At featherweight, grappling ace Rani Yahya goes against Skrap Packer Josh "The Gentleman" Clopton. And in the first UFC women's bout to be held in Brazil, bantamweight striking specialists Amanda Nunes and Sheila Gaff face off.


UFC 163: Aldo vs. Pettis
August 3, 2013
HSBC Arena
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil


Jose Aldo (22-1) vs. Anthony Pettis (16-2) - UFC featherweight title bout
Phil Davis (11-1-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (19-3)
Josh Koscheck (17-7) vs. Demian Maia (18-4)
Vinny Magalhaes (10-6-1) vs. Anothony Perosh (13-7)
Thales Leites (20-4) vs. Tom Watson (16-5)
Robert Drysdale (6-0) vs. Ednaldo Oliveira (13-1-1)
Neil Magny (8-1) vs. Sergio Moraes (7-2)
Cezar Ferreira (5-2) vs. Clint Hester (8-3)

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Two flyweight bouts have been booked for UFC 163 in Rio. Fresh off his latest knockout in April, Brazilian wrecking machine John Lineker is jumping right back into the Octagon; this time he'll face England's best flyweight, Phil Harris. Plus, third-ranked 125-pounder Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall meets Belem's Iliarde Santos.

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