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Manoel Sousa earned a UFC deal on the Contender Series last year. | Getty/UFC
Mauricio Ruffy’s former opponent might have a shortcut to rise up the rankings if he is successful in his UFC debut.
Ruffy suffered his only professional loss outside the UFC against Manoel Sousa via knockout in 2019. Sousa (13-1) earned his UFC contract with a knockout win on Dana White’s Contender Series last year. “Manumito” is now scheduled to make his Octagon debut against Bolaji Oki (10-3) at UFC Fight Night 269 on March 14 at the Apex in Las Vegas. Ag.Fight was first to report the booking.
Sousa has finished 11 of his 13 career wins so far, while only losing Archie Colgan in 2024. Meanwhile, Oki is 2-2 in the UFC since his debut in 2024 and will look to rebound from a knockout loss against Mason Jones.
Ruffy (13-2) made his UFC debut in 2024 and quickly attained stardom with a three-fight winning streak before losing to Benoit St. Denis last year. The Brazilian has since rebounded with a knockout win over Rafel Fiziev at UFC 325 last month.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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