(Barboza doing some of that spinnin’ stuff during his last fight against Bobby Green.)
The UFC announced yesterday that a fight between highly regarded lightweight contenders Edson Barboza and Michael Johnson will serve as the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 61, which goes down Sunday, February 22nd at Gigantinho Gymnasium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The event apparently will be headlined by Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira, and it is expected to air on FOX Sports 1.
Barboza has been victorious in his last two Octagon appearances, scoring a first-round TKO of Evan Dunham in July and out-pointing Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night 57 last month. Johnson has won three straight against Joe Lauzon, Gleison Tibau, and Melvin Guillared, but hasn’t competed since March due to injury.
The current lineup for UFC Fight Night 61: Evans vs. Teixeira is…
Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira
Edson Barboza vs. Michael Johnson
Sam Alvey vs. Cezar Ferreira
Rustam Khabilov vs. Adriano Martins
Matt Dwyer vs. William Macario
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Sean Strickland
Ivan Jorge vs. Josh Shockley
Wendell Oliveira vs. T.J. Waldburger