Australia’s American “Bad Boy” takes on “The Horror” of Team Brave Legion at UFC 167 on November 16th.
Brian Ebersole vs Rick Story Announced for UFC 167
The bout was announced earlier today by the UFC via their Twitter account.
Welterweights @TwasEbersole vs @Rick_Story added to #UFC167
— UFC (@ufc) September 8, 2013
Brian “Bad Boy” Ebersole (50-15-1, 1 N/C) is old-school, no two ways about it. The American ex-pat, who now fights out of Australia, has been in the game since 2002, and didn’t make it to the UFC until 2011, when he defeated Chris Lytle in his debut at UFC 127. Since then, the hirsute Ebersole, known for shaving designs into his chest hair, “Bad Boy” has gone 3-1, with his lone defeat coming by way of split decision in his last fight. Since his defeat at the hands of James Head, Ebersole has been quiet, but will he make a thunderous return at the expense of “The Horror” Story?
Rick “The Horror” Story (15-7) has been with the UFC since 2009, amassing a record of 7-5 in his time with the promotion. Unfortunately for Story, the bulk of those losses have come in his past 6 fights, where he has gone a meager 2-4. The Team Brave Legion fighter will be looking to keep his job and avoid another spate of consecutive losses against the durable Ebersole. Will “The Horror” come to bear on his ex-pat opponent?
UFC 167 goes down on Nov. 16th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The event is currently headlined by a welterweight title clash between dominant champion Georges St. Pierre and outspoken challenger Johny Hendricks. Stay tuned to MMASucka.com for more on this and other upcoming events
