Joel ‘El Fenómeno’ Álvarez’s time has arrived in the UFC octagon. The Asturian fighter will do it after several months of waiting and in a new division. The one from Gijón will keep his word and will move up from lightweight to welterweight to measure yourself … it is Saturday October 11 before him Brazilian Vicente Luqueone of the main local stars in the UFC, which takes place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
The UFC visits the great Brazilian city on a billboard loaded with Brazilians. Charles Oliveira ‘Do Bronx’ will be back after falling to Ulli topuria in the stellar combat.
It will be an interesting duel, but in Spain the focus is elsewhere, with Joel Álvarez, on a stellar card that will begin at 01:00 (Spanish peninsular time). We will have to wait to see the Asturian, placed in the second to last place of the day, so it will be around 02:30 hours (Spanish peninsular time).
‘The Phenomenon’ Joel Álvarez to conquer the welterweight
The man from Gijón has not fought since December, when he knocked out Drakkar Klose in the first round, and although he was scheduled to face Benoit Saint Denis in May, a hand injury forced him to stop. Recovered and with a more bearable weight cut, he accepted this challenge with only three weeks’ notice.
It must be taken into account that Vicente Luque already has 23 fights within the UFCof which 16 are victories (14 completions). The Brazilian was ranked in the top 5 and is a very interesting name for the one from Gijón to open the door to the top 15 in his next match.
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Charles Oliveira vs Mateusz Gamrot – Lightweight
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Deiveson Figueiredo vs Monte Jackson – Galloweight
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Vicente Luque vs Joel Álvarez – Welterweight
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Jhonata Diniz vs Mario Pinto – Heavyweight
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Ricardo Ramos vs Kaan Ofli – Featherweight
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Lucas Almeida vs Michael Aswell – Featherweight
UFC schedules
The first fight will begin at 1:00 in the morning on October 12 (Spanish peninsular time, Ceuta and Melilla). Next will be Figueredo against Jackson and later, around 3:00 in the morning, Joel Álvarez will make his welterweight debut.
Furthermore, we can see on the billboard how Charles Oliveiranumber four of the 155 pounds (lightweight), will face the Polish Mateusz Gamrota fighter with extensive experience in the company (25-3-0 and 8-3 in the UFC) and who replaces Rafael Fiziev as a rival after an injury to the Azerbaijani player, who precisely lost due to a fracture against Gamrot in their private duel in Las Vegas.
During the day another local idol will seek to vindicate himself. Deiveson Figueiredoformer flyweight champion, will try to rediscover victory in his new stage at bantamweight. In front will be Montel Jacksona dangerous rival with a 9-2 record in the UFC, who arrives ready to spoil the Brazilian’s party on his own territory.
