Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will send jiu-jitsu wizard Augusto Mendes into battle against Cody Garbrandt at the upcoming UFC Fight Night 83: "Cowboy vs. Cowboy" mixed martial arts (MMA) event, taking place on Sun., Feb. 21, 2016, on FOX Sports 1 from inside Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mendes (5-0) will be making his Octagon debut after John Lineker was forced to withdraw due to illness (more on that here). "Tanquinho" has been terrorizing the regional circuit and notched all five of his pro wins by way of knockout or submission.
This is hardly a "gimme" fight.