Halifax’s Roger Hollett will look for his first win in the UFC when he takes on Fabio Maldonado on May 18 at UFC on FX: Rockhold vs. Belfort in Brazil.
Hollett (13-4) is coming off a unanimous decision loss in his UFC debut to Matt Hamill at UFC 152.
Maldonado (18-6) is coming off a TKO loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC 153.
The organization made an official announcement about UFC on FX: Rockhold vs. Belfort on Wednesday.
“This is the fourth Brazilian state that we have the joy of visiting and another great achievement for the UFC,” Spokesperson for UFC in Brazil Grace Tourinho said in a press release. “Brazilian fans still have many good things to expect from us in 2013, including live events, the next season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and the opening of a UFC headquarters in the country.”
In the main event, Vitor Belfort faces outgoing Strikeforce middleweight Luke Rockhold. In the co-main event, former Strikeforce champ Ronaldo (Jacare) Souza faces Constantinos Philippou.
“Fighting in Brazil is always very good, and I’m honoured to fight in the third different state in my country,” Belfort said.
Also on the card:
— Cezar Ferreira vs. CB Dollaway
— Rafael dos Anjos vs. Evan Dunham
— Francisco Trinaldo vs Mike Rio
— Paulo Thiago vs. Lance Benoist
— John Lineker vs Azamat Gashimov
— Fabio Maldonado vs. Roger Hollet
— Gleison Tibau vs. John Cholish
