TOKYO --
Caol Uno is set to face
Fabricio “Morango” Camoes at UFC 106 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas, the Japanese lightweight announced Tuesday during a news conference for the UFC’s “Undisputed” video game release.
Uno, who vied for the UFC’s lightweight championship in 2001 and 2003, returned to the promotion at UFC 99 on June 6 in Cologne, Germany, where he dropped a unanimous decision to
Spencer Fisher.
Prior to that, the Shooto legend had a respectable stint in K-1 Hero’s, going 7-4 for the promotion. A victory against
Mitsuhiro Ishida propelled Uno into Dream’s lightweight grand prix in 2008, where he was eliminated by recently minted champion
Shinya Aoki.
Camoes, a veteran of the now defunct Meca promotion, fought two times on Showtime under the ShoXC banner, earning victories over
Sam Morgan and
Joe Camacho. Camoes submitted
Torrance Taylor at Strikeforce Challengers 1 on May 15 in Fresno, Calif.
A jiu-jitsu black belt under
Royler Gracie, Camoes teaches in San Diego, Calif.