UFC 153 – Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva revealed for October 13th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
An interesting welterweight bout between former title contender, Jon Fitch and Brazilian wiz-kid, Erick Silva has today been revealed for the UFC 153 card set for October 13th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The fight was revealed by MMAFighting.com after speaking to sources close to the situation. It is thought verbal agreements are in place at this point in time.
Fitch has been one of the most consistent fighters to be ever seen inside the octagon, winning thirteen of his first fourteen fights with the Las Vegas based promotion. Recently however he’s struggled to recapture his form, failing to win either of his last two bouts.
Silva has looked spectacular in his three octagon outings to date and should be 3-0 if it wasn’t for incompetent refereeing. He defeated hard-nosed wrestler, Charlie Brenneman in his last fight on the UFC on FX 3 card in June, wining via first round submission.
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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