Joanderson Brito’s fired-up callout of Dan Ige lastly paid off.
Brito (17-3-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will tackle Ige (18-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) in a featherweight bout at UFC Combat Evening on July 20 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two individuals with data of the matchup not too long ago knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving, however requested to stay nameless for the reason that promotion has but to make an official announcement. Ag Combat was first to report the information.
After choosing up a physician’s stoppage TKO of Jack Shore at UFC 301 earlier this month, Brito used his mic time to go off on Ige. This isn’t the primary time Brito calls out Ige, because the rising Brazilian contender talked about Ige’s identify all the way in which again in October 2022. He referred to as him out after each end since then, and the promotion lastly obliged.
Ige is coming off a first-round, Efficiency of the Evening knockout of Andre Fili at UFC Combat Evening 236 in February. The Xtreme Couture staple has gained three of his previous 4.
With the addition, the July 20 lineup contains:
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Amanda Lemos
- Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick
- Invoice Algeo vs. Doo Ho Choi
- Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park
- Trey Ogden vs. Loik Radzhabov
- Kurt Holobaugh vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky
- Cody Gibson vs. Brian Kelleher
- Luana Carolina vs. Lucie Pudilova
- Joanderson Brito vs. Dan Ige
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