It was announced today that a middleweight bout between Cezar “Mutant” Ferreira (5-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and C.B. Dollaway (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has been added to the UFC on FX 8 card set for May.
Ferreira most recently won “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” in 2012, where he scored a decision victory over Sergio Moraes in the tournament final. The victory over Moraes marked Ferreira’s first career decision win and also improved his record to 4-1 over the past 3 years.
“The Ultimate Fighter 7” runner-up, C.B. Dolloway, most recently earned a hard-fought split-decsion win over Daniel Sarafia in a “Fight of the Night” co-headliner at UFC on FX 7 in January. Dolloway has now put together back to back wins for the first time since 2010, this after suffering set backs to Mark Munoz and Jared Hamman respectively.
UFC on FX 8 takes place May 18 at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The events main card airs live on FX following prelims on FUEL TV and Facebook.
The UFC on FX 8 card now includes the following bouts:
•Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
•Constantinos Philippou vs. Ronaldo Souza
•Rafael dos Anjos vs. Evan Dunham
•Roger Gracie vs. Tim Kennedy
•CB Dollaway vs. Cezar Ferreira
•Lance Benoist vs. Paulo Thiago
•Azamat Gashimov vs. John Lineker