Despite Trevin Jones withdrawal back in November, Raoni Barcelos will fight before the end of the year. MMA Junkie has confirmed that on December 18th at UFC Apex in Las Vegas at UFC Fight Night 199 he will welcome to the octagon the newcomer, Victor Henry.
Barcelos had his last fight in June at UFC Fight Night 190, where he lost via majority decision to Timur Valiev. This loss marked an end to his nine-fight winning streak. It also marked his first UFC loss after starting 5-0 with the promotion. With three fight of the night honours to his name, Barcelos is all action.
Henry, who is a protege of Josh Barnett has a 21 – 5 record, and he made name for himself in Japan. He has fought in Rizin FF, DEEP, and Pancrase. He has wins over Hideo Tokoro, Takafumi Otsuka, and Masanori Kanehara. His last fight took place on October 30th at LXF 6, where he has submitted a UFC veteran, Albert Morales by a rear-naked choke. He also holds a win over four-fight UFC veteran, Kyler Phillips.
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