UFC Fight Night 51 takes place this coming Saturday night from Brazil and we’ce got the full fight card for you below.
Headlining the show is a heavyweight rematch between Andrei Arlovski and Antonio Silva who first locked horns in the Strikeforce cage in 2010 with ‘Big Foot’ emerging the victor on that occasion via unanimous decision.
In the co-main event Brazil’s own Gleison Tibau looks to build on a win over Pat Healy last time out when he faces Poland’s Piotr Hallmann who also took out a respected opponent last time out in Yves Edwards.
TUF season 8 winner Efrain Escudero has fought his way back into the UFC fold two years after he was released and makes his return against Leonardo Santos who’s so far logged a win and a draw inside the Octagon.
Wendell Oliveira Marques makes his UFC debut off the back of a seven fight winning streak against Santiago Ponzinibbio who lost in his UFC debut in November of last year, but does hold an overall 18-2 record.
Bantamweight fighter Iuri Alcantara has picked up back-to-back wins so far this year in the UFC, a feat matched by his opponent Russell Doane.
Opening up the main card is a woman’s bantamweight bout as the No.10 ranked Jessica Andrade welcomes the unbeaten Larissa Moreira Pacheco (10-0) to the UFC.
Check out the full UFC Fight Night 51 fight card below.
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Main Card:
Andrei Arlovski vs. Antonio Silva
Piotr Hallmann vs. Gleison Tibau
Efrain Escudero vs. Leonardo Santos
Wendell Oliveira Marques vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Iuri Alcantara vs. Russell Doane
Jessica Andrade vs. Larissa Moreira Pacheco
Prelims:
Dashon Johnson vs. Godofredo Pepey
Igor Araujo vs. George Sullivan
Leandro Silva vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Sean Spencer vs. Paulo Thiago
Johnny Bedford vs. Rani Yahya
