Sergio Moraes – photo via UFC.com
Officials with the Brazilian section of the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced a welterweight bout for this August between fighters Sergio Moraes (7-2) and Neil Magny (8-1). The two will square off as part of the UFC 163 lineup.
The announcement was made via Twitter (@ufc_brasil) this morning.
UFC 163: Aldo vs. Pettis is expected to take place on August 3, 2013 at the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The event will see former WEC lightweight champ, and top contender, Anthony Pettis drop down to 145-lbs to face featherweight champ Jose Aldo in the main event.
Moraes appeared in season one of the TUF: Brazil series competing as a middleweight. Moraes would lose his Octagon debut by decision to Cezar Ferreira. The former World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champ would then drop to welterweight where he would win by submission over Renee Forte at UFC 153 last fall.
Magny is another TUF product competing under coach Roy Nelson during season sixteen of the reality series. He would go on to lose in the semifinals and would not make his debut till this past February at UFC 157. At the Anaheim event, Magny would go on to defeat fellow semifinalist Jon Manly by decision.