Mounir Lazzez vs. Gabriel Bonfim added to UFC 283 in Brazil
Mounir Lazzez (right) will face Gabriel Bonfim in Brazil. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Mounir Lazzez and Gabriel Bonfim are set to meet at the UFCs upcoming pay-per-view show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 21, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting after Bonfim announced the match-up on his social media. Lazzez (11-2) won a decision over short-notice replacement Ange Loosa in his most recent octagon appearance this past April, bouncing back from a stoppage defeat to Warlley Alves in January 2021. The former Brave CF super lightweight (165 pounds) title contender is 2-1 in the UFC at welterweight. Bonfim (13-0) won the LFA welterweight belt the past March and earned a contract with the UFC by finishing Trey Waters with a Von Flue choke at Dana Whites Contender Series earlier this month. The 25-year-old scored all of his wins by stoppage, including 10 submissions and three knockouts. UFC 283 will mark the return of the company to Brazil after nearly three years and first show in Rio de Janeiro since May 2019 and kick off the new broadcast partnership in the country, leaving Globo for Band and debuting the Fight Pass platform in Brazil. Damon Martin contributed to this report.
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