Gian Villante vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima added to UFC 205 in NYC
The UFC’s debut show in New York City is starting to take form
A light heavyweight contest between the heavy-handed Gian Villante and Brazilian standout Marcos Rogerio de Lima has officially been added to UFC 205 in New York City.
Villante (14-7) is coming of a decision loss to Ilir Latifi at UFC 296 in March. Prior to this loss, the former Hofstra University linebacker scored a first round knockout over the recently retired Anthony Perosh at UFC 193 . This win got him back into the win column after he had his lights turned out in second round of his matchup against Tom Lawler at UFC on FOX 16. He will enter the bout with a UFC record of 4-4.
De Lima (14-3-1), a veteran from season four of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, is coming off a first round submission win over Clint Hester at UFC 197 in April. Prior to this win,Pezão saw his two-fight win streak snapped after suffering a submission loss to Nikita Krylov last August. He also holds notable first round wins over Igor Pokrajac and Richardson Moreira.
The entire bout will go down on Nov 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This will mark the UFC’s debut even in the State of New York.
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