{"id":267533,"date":"2018-01-09T08:16:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=267533"},"modified":"2018-01-09T08:16:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T16:16:13","slug":"former-champ-renan-barao-returns-ufc-fox-orlando-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/renan-barao\/former-champ-renan-barao-returns-ufc-fox-orlando-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Former champ Renan Barao returns at UFC on Fox in Orlando, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lineup for UFC on Fox 28, which goes down on February 24 in Orlando, Florida, has grown by one interesting bantamweight scrap, as former champion Renan Barao is scheduled to return to action on the card. Barao’s opponent in this fight will be\u00a0Brian Kelleher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This bout was first reported by the Orlando Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though he once stood out as the world’s best bantamweight, Renan Barao has fallen on tough times of late. After losing the title to TJ Dillashaw in a massive 2014 upset, the Brazilian defeated Mitch Gagnon. From there, he succumbed to another TJ Dillashaw knockout, lost a decision against Jeremy Stephens, defeated Philippe Nover by decision, and most recently, lost a decision to Aljamain Sterling. Once the owner of one of MMA’s best records, he’s now a less impressive 34-5 overall.<\/p>\n

Kelleher, meanwhile, is 18-8 overall. A veteran of the Bellator and CES MMA cages, the New Yorker has gone 2-1 since joining the UFC roster in March of 2017, sandwiching a submission loss to Marlon “Chito” Vera between stoppages of Iuri Alcantara and Damian Stasiak.<\/p>\n

The UFC’s return to Orlando will also feature a welterweight scrap between “Platinum” Mike Perry and Max Griffin, we learned yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I have confirmed that Mike Perry vs. Max Griffin is set for #UFCOrlando<\/a> on February 24<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Taylor (@CTaylor_96) January 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n