Rafael Cavalcante vs. Igor Pokrajac set for UFC fight night 32



By Evan Stoumbelis – @MMAEvan

The UFC officially announced today that light-heavyweights Igor Pokrajac and Rafael Cavalcante will square off at UFC Fight Night 32: Henderson vs. Belfort.

Pokrajac is 2-2-1 in his last 5 fights, most recently dropping a unanimous decision loss to Ryan Jimmo in June. Before that Pokrajac lost to Joey Beltran via decision but the loss was ruled a no contest after Beltran tested positive for steroids. Before that Pokrajac won back to back fights against Krzysztof Soszynski and Fabio Maldonado.

Cavalcante on the other hand is 0-1 in the UFC, the former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion lost his UFC debut to Thiago Silva back in June as well, losing by KO in just 31 seconds.

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Both men will be under pressure in this fight, seeing as how both are looking to make statements and get on a win streak.


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