Geraldo de Freitas and Felipe Colares will make their Octagon debuts on less than two weeks’ notice.
The pair of prospects have signed with the UFC and will collide in a bantamweight bout at the upcoming UFC Fortaleza event in Ceara, Brazil, on Feb. 2, sources confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by Combate. Psicoticos por VT first reported de Freitas' signing.
“Cabocao” and “Espartano” have made MMA Fighting’s annual Brazilian prospect list in 2018 and 2019, respectively, and enter the eight-sided cage riding long winning streaks.
de Freitas, 11-4 as a professional fighter, is a former Shooto Brazil bantamweight champion who won six in a row, including a decision over one-time Bellator veteran Zeilton Rodrigues.