Joanderson Brito’s fired-up callout of Dan Ige lastly paid off.
Brito (17-3-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will tackle Ige (18-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) in a featherweight bout at UFC Struggle Night time on July 20 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two folks with information of the matchup lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving, however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement. Ag Struggle was first to report the information.
After choosing up a health care provider’s stoppage TKO of Jack Shore at UFC 301 earlier this month, Brito used his mic time to go off on Ige. This isn’t the primary time Brito calls out Ige, because the rising Brazilian contender talked about Ige’s identify all the best way again in October 2022. He known as him out after each end since then, and the promotion lastly obliged.
Ige is coming off a first-round, Efficiency of the Night time knockout of Andre Fili at UFC Struggle Night time 236 in February. The Xtreme Couture staple has received three of his previous 4.
With the addition, the July 20 lineup consists of:
Virna Jandiroba vs. Amanda Lemos
Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick
Invoice Algeo vs. Doo Ho Choi
Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park
Trey Ogden vs. Loik Radzhabov
Kurt Holobaugh vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky
Cody Gibson vs. Brian Kelleher
Luana Carolina vs. Lucie Pudilova
Joanderson Brito vs. Dan Ige
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