UFC 163 – Vinny Magalhaes To Reportedly Face Anthony Perosh This August

A pair of light heavyweights have been reported as opponents for this August’s upcoming UFC 163 event in Vinny Magalhães (10-6, 1NC) and Anthony ‘The Hippo’ Perosh (13-7). Brazilian MMA website AtaqueTotal.com reported the bout on Wednesday and was later Tweeted by Magalhaes. UFC 163: Aldo vs. Pettis is expected to take place on August […]

Vinny Magalhaes

Vinny Magalhaes

A pair of light heavyweights have been reported as opponents for this August’s upcoming UFC 163 event in Vinny Magalhães (10-6, 1NC) and Anthony ‘The Hippo’ Perosh (13-7).

Brazilian MMA website AtaqueTotal.com reported the bout on Wednesday and was later Tweeted by Magalhaes.

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 UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo defend his title against the #2 ranked lightweight Anthony Pettis.

Magalhães saw his six fight win streak come to an end after a decision loss to Phil Davis last month in New Jersey at UFC 159. Prior to that the submission ace made a triumphant return to the Octagon by submitting Igor Pokrajac at UFC 153 in Toronto.

In his second run with the top promotion Perosh is 3-2 with his last bout coming back in July 2012, losing in just 7-seconds to Ryan Jimmo via KO at UFC 149. ‘The Hippo’ earned his last win in March 2012 after stopping Canadian Nick enner by first round TKO at UFC on FX 2.

UFC 161: ‘Shogun’ Rua Pre-Fight Interview

Former light heavyweight champ Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua worked with famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach to sharpen his already vicious striking skills for his fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 161.

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Former light heavyweight champ Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua worked with famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach to sharpen his already vicious striking skills for his fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 161.

UFC 161: Rashad Evans Pre-Fight Interview

“He is not knocking me out.” Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is excited to fight Dan Henderson, the latest in a long line of legendary opponents, at UFC 161.

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“He is not knocking me out.” Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is excited to fight Dan Henderson, the latest in a long line of legendary opponents, at UFC 161.

UFC 161 – Dan Henderson Pre-Fight Interview

Dan Henderson plans to put Rashad Evans on his back at UFC 161, either with a takedown, or with a vaunted H-bomb. Will Hendo land his right hand, or will Evans’ speed be too much to handle?

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Dan Henderson plans to put Rashad Evans on his back at UFC 161, either with a takedown, or with a vaunted H-bomb. Will Hendo land his right hand, or will Evans’ speed be too much to handle?

Josh Barnett To Face Frank Mir At UFC 164

Former UFC heavyweight champ Josh ‘The Warmaster’ Barnett (32-6) has his first opponent for his return bout to the Octagon with the announcement that he will face Frank Mir (16-7) this summer at UFC 164. Officials announced the matchup via Twitter (@UFC) on Wednesday evening. – #UFC164 gets a heavyweight clash of entertainers – @TheFrankMir […]

Josh BarnettFormer UFC heavyweight champ Josh ‘The Warmaster’ Barnett (32-6) has his first opponent for his return bout to the Octagon with the announcement that he will face Frank Mir (16-7) this summer at UFC 164.

Officials announced the matchup via Twitter (@UFC) on Wednesday evening.

#UFC164 gets a heavyweight clash of entertainers – @TheFrankMir vs @JoshLBarnett! Tix now on pre-sale http://www.ticketmaster.com/ufc-164-milwaukee-wisconsin-08-31-2013/event/07004AA896193A6D?artistid=806762&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=830 …#HD110 #MKE

UFC 164 is expected to take place on August 31, 2013 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The bout between Barnett and Mir is certainly to appear on the main card.

Barnett returns to the Ultimate Fighting Championship after an eleven year absence moving over from the Strikeforce promotion. ‘The Warmaster’ fought at the former promotions last event in January, taking on newcomer Nandor Guelmino via first round submission. The win put Barnett back into the win column following a decision loss to Daniel Cormier in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Final.

Mir has dropped his last two matches, with a loss to Cormier by decision last month at the UFC on FOX 7 show and a second round TKO defeat in a UFC title match to Junior dos Santos. Leading up to those losses, Mir had won three straight with victories against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Roy Nelson, and Mirko Filipovi?.