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Diego Sanchez takes on Michel Pereira at UFC Rio Rancho in February

A battle between one of the UFC’s toughest athletes and one of its most unusual strikers was officially added to the Rio Rancho card, in February.

Per UFC Brasil, original The Ultimate Fighter champion Diego Sanchez will take on the wild, albeit reckless, Michel Pereira.

In his last outing, back in July, Diego Sanchez (31-12) dropped a unanimous decision to Michael Chiesa at UFC 239. The defeat snapped a two-fight winning streak for the 37-year-old, with a unanimous decision win over Craig White and most recently, in March, a TKO victory against Mickey Gall.