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Multiple time BJJ world champion Rodolfo Vieira has signed with the UFC and will make his debut at the upcoming UFC Uruguay event.

Josh Gross of The Atheltic has reported that Vieira will make his first UFC appearance against Oskar Piechota at the show. The UFC has yet to make the fight announcement official.

Vieira (5-0) made his pro-MMA debut back in February 2017 where he has since won all of his fights via finish. He was most recently active under the ACB banner where he won three fights. His latest win came this past weekend when he submitted Vitaliy Nemchinov in the first-round at ACB 96.

On the flip side, Piechota (11-1-1) picked up a string of wins in the UFC before suffering the first loss of his career against Gerald Meerschaert last July. He hasn’t fought since then.

UFC Montevideo (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 14) is set to take place on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay The main card will air on ESPN+ . The preliminary card will also air on ESPN+.

The Las Vegas-based promotion has yet to announce the main event for this show. More bouts will be revealed in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:

• Tecia Torres vs Marina Rodriguez
• Ciryl Gane vs Raphael Pessoa Nunes
• Taila Santos vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
• Enrique Barzola vs Bobby Moffett
• Veronica Macedo vs Rachael Ostovich-Berdon
• Rogerio Bontorin vs Raulian Paiva
• Geraldo de Freitas vs Chris Gutierrez
• Rodolfo Vieira vs. Oskar Piechota

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A women’s strawweight bout between Tecia Torres and Marina Rodriguez headlines a number of fights that were announced Friday for UFC Uruguay.

The promotion’s debut event in Uruguay takes place August 10 at Antel Arena in Montevideo, and the card is starting to shape up. Torres is on a three-fight losing streak following decision defeats to Jessica Andrade, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and most recently, Weili Zhang.

She will look to bounce back with a win over the undefeated Brazilian, Rodriguez. The 32-year-old most recently out-pointed Jessica Aguilar earlier this year. She also earned a majority draw in her bout with Randa Markos last year.

Other notable fighters include former “Ultimate Fighter: Latin America” competitor Enrique Barzola, who will be looking to get back to winning ways against Bobby Moffett in a featherweight bout.

Women’s flyweight Rachael Ostovich also returns to action for the first time since January when she takes on Venezuela’s Veronica Macedo. Ostovich suffered a submission defeat to Paige VanZant in her last outing. Another women’s flyweight bout will see Ashlee Evans-Smith meet Brazilian prospect Taila Santos.

You can find all seven fights that were announced below:

• Tecia Torres vs Marina Rodriguez
• Ciryl Gane vs Raphael Pessoa Nunes
• Taila Santos vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
• Enrique Barzola vs Bobby Moffett
• Veronica Macedo vs Rachael Ostovich-Berdon
• Rogerio Bontorin vs Raulian Paiva
• Geraldo de Freitas vs Chris Gutierrez

There is no main event set for now. However, welterweight contender Vicente Luque recently put his name in the hat to headline the show, with Darren Till or Santiago Ponzinibbio being his choice of opponent.

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