Luiz Cané
Brazilian fighter Luiz ‘Banha’ Cané (12-4, 1NC) will drop to middleweight for his next fight when he takes on Chris ‘Kamikaze’ Camozzie (17-5) at this October’s upcoming UFC 153 event.
The match was made official earlier today when the match was announced on Twitter (@ufc_brasil).
– +1 oficial para o #UFC153 no RJ. Confirmado mais uma luta: @LuizCaneMMA x Chris Camozzi | http://sportv.com http://on.ufc.com/NJ1qLD #UFC
UFC 153: Aldo vs. Koch is expected to occur on October 13, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cané has gone 4-4 in the Octagon competing as a light heavyweight fighter and enters his middleweight debut with a loss in his last fight. ‘Banha’ has gone 1-3 in his last four, suffering a first round TKO loss to Stanislav Nedkov at UFC 134. Cané was scheduled to meet Yushin Okami at UFC 150 for his middleweight debut but an injury forced him out of the fight.
Camozzi has won two in a row and finds himself holding a 3-1 record over his last four matches. ‘Kamikaze’ was able to stop Nick Catone this past June after opening up a giant cut to his opponents head for the third round TKO win. Previous to that match, Camozzi submitted Dustin Jacoby at UFC on FOX 2 for his other win while losing by decision to Francis Carmont at UFC 137.