Etim vs. Barboza Added to UFC 142 - MMA Combat
Tuesday, November 8, 2011, UFC officials revealed that lightweight contenders Terry Etim (15-3-0) and Edson Barboza (9-0-0) will square off inside the octagon at UFC 142, expected to take place Saturday, January 14, 2012, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Also confirmed for the card, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo Jr. will put his title on the line against undefeated wrestling standout Chad Mendes, while Brazilian legend Vitor Belfort meets Anthony Johnson in the American's debut at middleweight.
Etim competed this past weekend at UFC 138 - Leben vs. Munoz where the twenty-six year old Liverpool native made short work of Hawaiian Eduard Faaloloto, stopping him via first round Guillotine Choke just seventeen seconds into the bout. Etim is a winner in five of his previous six octagon appearances.
Undefeated Brazilian slugger Edson Barboza [25], fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is 3-0 in his UFC career, capturing wins over Mike Lullo, Anthony Njokuani and Ross Pearson respectively. The Muay Thai specialist representing The Armory has stopped six of nine career opponents via [T]KO and boasts some of the best kicks in mixed martial arts today.
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