{"id":266250,"date":"2017-12-20T17:30:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T01:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=266250"},"modified":"2017-12-20T17:30:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T01:30:23","slug":"report-three-fun-fights-added-ufc-charlotte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-charlotte\/report-three-fun-fights-added-ufc-charlotte\/","title":{"rendered":"Report | Three Fun Fights Added to UFC Charlotte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the first month of 2018, the UFC returns to Charlotte, North Carolina for the third time.\u00a0 It will be UFC on Fox 27 and in the main event, we will see a rematch from the Strikeforce days, between Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza and Derek Brunson. Their first fight took place back in 2012 and it didn&#8217;t last very long&#8230; Jacare walked through the green Brunson, needing only forty-one seconds to get the TKO victory. Since this fight, Jacare has gone 8-2 while Brunson has gone 8-3 and grown tremendously as a fighter\u00a0since his first encounter with the Brazilian.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to today, we already had a handful of good fights on tap(those of which you can see below) but now we&#8217;re just getting more! As reported by Guilherme\u00a0Cruz, a\u00a0very exciting Featherweight matchup between top 145er Dennis Bermudez and rising Team Alpha Male member, Andre Fili is set.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andre Fili vs. Dennis Bermudez slated for UFC on FOX 27 in Charlotte <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xg6qCRmmYb\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xg6qCRmmYb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HbmxfLQbvY\">pic.twitter.com\/HbmxfLQbvY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guicruzzz\/status\/943584263907274753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then as reported by the Charlotte Observer, Mirsad Bektic will make his return to action after his thrilling comeback loss to Darren Elkins when he takes on Godofredo Pepey.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mirsad Bektic (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirsadBekticMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MirsadBekticMMA<\/a>) vs. Godofredo Pepey (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pepey10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pepey10<\/a>) added to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCCharlotte?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCCharlotte<\/a> (January 27th) via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theobserver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theobserver<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFConFox27?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFConFox27<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericanTopTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmericanTopTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vOEYMqbgEH\">pic.twitter.com\/vOEYMqbgEH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Farah Hannoun (@Farah_Hannoun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Farah_Hannoun\/status\/943594902344163328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And lastly, a Welterweight showdown between the recently unseated from the ranks of the unbeaten, Niko Price takes on George Sullivan. (also reported by the Charlotte Observer)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Niko Price (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nikohybridprice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nikohybridprice<\/a>) vs. George Sullivan (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sullivan_UFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sullivan_UFC<\/a>) in the works for UFC on FOX in Charlotte <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vn3tJYPDzZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Vn3tJYPDzZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nolan King (@mma_kings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mma_kings\/status\/943594431231463424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the addition of these three bouts, UFC on Fox 27 now sits with eleven fights. The event takes place on the 20th of January so don&#8217;t expect many&#8230;if any more fight announcements for one of 2018&#8217;s first cards. Excluding the fights already mentioned, the rest of the card looks like this:<\/p>\n<p>Light Heavyweight &#8211; Ovince Saint Preux vs Ilir Latifi<\/p>\n<p>Flyweight &#8211; Mara Romero Barella vs Katlyn Chookagian<\/p>\n<p>Strawweight &#8211; Randa Markos vs Juliana Lima<\/p>\n<p>Flyweight &#8211; Justine Kish vs Ji Yeon Kim<\/p>\n<p>Lightweight &#8211; Bobby Green vs Erik Koch<\/p>\n<p>Lightweight &#8211; Vince Pichel vs Joaquim Silva<\/p>\n<p>Lightweight &#8211; Gregor Gillespie vs Jordan Rinaldi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Which fight are you most looking forward to at UFC on Fox 27?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/20\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first month of 2018, the UFC returns to Charlotte, North Carolina for the third time.\u00a0 It will be UFC on Fox 27 and in the main event, we will see a rematch from the Strikeforce days, between Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza and Derek Brunson. 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