UFC 201 Update: Bahadurzada-‘Hannibal,’ Brown-Arzamendia Booked for July 30
The fight card for UFC 201 began to take shape on Friday, as Ultimate Fighting Championship officials announced a pair of bouts for the July event.
Afghan knockout artist Siyar Bahadurzada will square off against Brazilian Claudio “Hannibal” Silva in a welterweight matchup, while Australian lightweight Damien Brown will make his sophomore Octagon appearance against Paraguay’s Cesar Arzamendia.
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Bahadurzada in March returned from a two-year absence to score a submission victory over Brandon Thatch, leveling the 32-year-old’s Octagon record at 2-2. His opponent, Silva, will look to move to 3-0 under the UFC banner, himself returning from an injury-induced 20-month layoff.
Brown stumbled in his short-notice UFC debut on March 19, when his five-fight winning streak was snapped in a unanimous decision loss to Alan Patrick Silva Alves. He will try to right the ship against former “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America” semifinalist Arzamendia, who was knocked out by Marco Polo Reyes in his November debut.
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