UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader - Fight Card Updates

[keithlewis]

After a successful visit to Brazil's Belo Horizonte last summer for UFC 147, the UFC will return on September 4 with its first Brazilian event to be broadcast on FOX Sports 1. Look for September 5 to bring a new batch of top contenders, as the initial bouts announced for the card all feature top-ten fighters hoping to make a case for a title shot.

Headlining the event will be surging light heavyweight Glover Teixeira, who will be fighting in his home state of Minas Gerais in search of his 20th straight victory. Across the Octagon will be TUF 8 season winner Ryan Bader in what will be his first fight in Brazil.

In the co-main event, former Strikeforce champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza will follow up his electrifying UFC debut with a bout against perennial middleweight contender Yushin Okami.

Also confirmed for the fight night is a flyweight showdown between Brazilian Jussier Formiga and Sacramento, California's Joseph Benavidez. The two are currently ranked number five and number one in the UFC, respectively.

In the US, the two-hour main card broadcast will lead in to the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate on the FOX Sports 1 network, which launches August 17.

More details, including the venue and ticket on-sale information, will be released in coming weeks on UFC.com.

[keithlewis]

Middleweight standout Rafael Natal will look to make it three straight on September 4th in Belo Horizonte, Brazil when he squares off with the Ultimate Fighter 17's Tor "The Hammer" Troeng.


UFC on Fox Sports 1 #3: Teixeira vs. Bader
September 4, 2013
Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte, Brazil


Glover Teixeira (21-2) vs. Ryan Bader (15-3)
Joseph Benavidez (18-3) vs. Jussier “Formiga” da Silva (15-2)
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (18-3) vs. Yushin Okami (29-7)
Sean Spencer (9-2) vs. Yuri Villefort (6-2)
Rafael “Sapo” Natal (16-4-1) vs. Tor Troeng (16-4-1)
Johnny Bedford (19-10) vs. Hugo Viana (7-1)
Marcos Vinicius (20-4-1) vs. Ali Bagautinov (10-2)
Godofredo Pepey (9-2) vs. Sam Sicilia (11-3)
Keith Wisniewski (28-14-1) vs. Marcelo Guimaraes (8-1-1)
Lucas Martins (13-1) vs. Ramiro Hernandez (13-4)

[keithlewis]

Two more bouts have been added to the nearly complete UFC fight Night 28 (formerly UFC on Fox Sports 1 #3) fight card. Welterweights Kenny Robertson will face Joao Zeferino while lightweight Francisco Trinaldo takes on UFC newcomer Piotr Hallmann on the Sept. 4 event.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/ufc-fight-nigh ... s-hallmann

[keithlewis]

Here is the updated card released by the UFC:


UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader
September 4, 2013
Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte, Brazil


Glover Teixeira (21-2) vs. Ryan Bader (15-3)
Yushin Okami (29-7) vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (18-3)
Joseph Benavidez (18-3) vs. Jussier “Formiga” da Silva (15-2)
Francisco Trinaldo (13-2) vs. Piotr Hallmann (13-1)
Rafael “Sapo” Natal (16-4-1) vs. Tor Troeng (16-4-1)
Marcos Vinicius (20-4-1) vs. Ali Bagautinov (10-2)
Hugo Viana (7-1) vs. Johnny Bedford (19-10)
Felipe Arantes (15-4-1) vs. Edmilson Souza (13-3)
Joao Zeferino (13-5) vs. Elias Silverio (8-0)
Lucas Martins (13-1) vs. Ramiro Hernandez (13-4)
Marcelo Guimaraes (8-1-1) vs. Keith Wisniewski (28-14-1)
Yuri Villefort (6-2) vs. Sean Spencer (9-2)

[keithlewis]

Marcelo Guimaraes suffered an elbow injury and has been forced out of a welterweight bout with Keith Wisniewski and promotional newcomer and Jungle Fight lightweight champion Ivan Jorge will move up a weight class and serve as a replacement.


http://sportv.globo.com/site/combate/no ... -bh-2.html


UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader
September 4, 2013
Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte, Brazil


Main Card (FOX Sports 1):

Glover Teixeira (21-2) vs. Ryan Bader (15-3)
Yushin Okami (29-7) vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (18-3)
Joseph Benavidez (18-3) vs. Jussier “Formiga” da Silva (15-2)
Francisco Trinaldo (13-2) vs. Piotr Hallmann (13-1)
Rafael “Sapo” Natal (16-4-1) vs. Tor Troeng (16-4-1)
Marcos Vinicius (20-4-1) vs. Ali Bagautinov (10-2)


Preliminary Card (UFC Facebook):

Hugo Viana (7-1) vs. Johnny Bedford (19-10)
Felipe Arantes (15-4-1) vs. Edmilson Souza (13-3)
Joao Zeferino (13-5) vs. Elias Silverio (8-0)
Lucas Martins (13-1) vs. Ramiro Hernandez (13-4)
Ivan Jorge (24-3) vs. Keith Wisniewski (28-14-1)
Yuri Villefort (6-2) vs. Sean Spencer (9-2)