More than a year after his last UFC appearance, and with three cancelled bouts in his recent history — one against Derek Brunson and two against Elias Theodorou — “Cara de Sapato” finally meets Ian Heinisch at Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night card in Rochester, NY.
Coming off five straight wins in the middleweight division, including four rear-naked choke finishes, the American Top Team talent was hoping for a top-15 opponent next, but accepted the first name thrown at him just to get back to business at UFC Rochester.
“There’s no easy fight in the UFC.