Moved from Sao Paulo to Florida, UFC Fight Night 70 will feature another Brazilian.
Hacran Dias, a featherweight veteran from Nova Uniao, announced on Monday that he’s facing Chas Skelly at the June 27 UFC card at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.
Dias (22-3-1) recently bounced back from two straight losses, a pair of decisions to Ricardo Lamas and Nik Lentz, with a unanimous decision victory against Darren Elkins in December.
Skelly (14-1), who lost to Mirsad Bektic in his promotional debut at UFC on FOX 11, finished two of his next three opponents, going 3-0 against Tom Niinimaki, Sean Soriano and Jim Alers in a span of six months.
Headlined by Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero, UFC Fight Night 70 will also crown the TUF: Brazil 4 winners in the bantamweight and lightweight divisions.
Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero
Erick Silva vs. Rick Story
Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos
Nikita Krylov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya
Hacran Dias vs. Chas Skelly
Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior