Fans of the Ultimate Fighting Championship will have to wait three weeks between shows as the next event isn’t scheduled till later in May.
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold is set to take place on May 18, 2013 at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil.
The event will see former UFC champ Vitor Belfort square off with the last Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold, while heavy handed striker Costa Philippou welcomes submission ace Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza to the the Octagon.
The event will appear in three portions with the main event airing on FX television, while the prelim card is split between Fuel TV and streaming video on Facebook.
Check out the full event card for UFC on FX 8 below:
Main Card (FX)
Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
Middleweight bout: Costa Philippou vs. Ronaldo Souza
Lightweight bout: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Evan Dunham
Middleweight bout: Rafael Natal vs. Chris Camozzi
Preliminary card (Fuel TV)
Featherweight bout: Hacran Dias vs. Nik Lentz
Lightweight bout: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Mike Rio
Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. John Cholish
Bantamweight bout: Yuri Alcantara vs. Iliarde Santos
Light Heavyweight bout: Fabio Maldonado vs. Roger Hollett
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Flyweight bout: John Lineker vs. Azamat Gashimov
Flyweight bout: Jussier Formiga vs. Chris Cariaso
Lightweight bout: Lucas Martins vs. Jeremy Larsen