Demian Maia vs Neil Magny set for UFC 190 in Brazil

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A welterweight bout has been added to UFC 190, as veteran Demian Maia is set to take on the surging Neil Magny.

The matchup was reported by Brazilian outlet Tatame on Monday.

Demian Maia vs Neil Magny set for UFC 190 in Brazil

Maia (20-6) lost to Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald consecutively, but is now riding a two-fight winning streak with decisions over Alexander Yakovlev and most recently welterweight prospect Ryan LaFlare.

Magny (15-3) is riding a seven-fight winning streak; he has most recently defeated Hyun Gyu Lim and Kiichi Kunimoto via TKO. His last loss came against Seth Baczynski in 2013.

The card placement for the bout is unknown at this time.

UFC 190 takes place live from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 1. In the main event, women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey takes on Bethe Correia.

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