FORTALEZA, Brazil — Fighting in Fortaleza will be special for Jussier Formiga.
The experienced flyweight will compete for the first in the capital of Ceara since 2011, when he finished Michael Costa to win the Shooto Brazil flyweight championship and kicked off the four-fight stoppage streak that earned him an UFC contract.
"Fortaleza is right next to my hometown Natal, so I was super excited when they offered me this fight,” Formiga, who meets Ray Borg at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 106, told MMA Fighting. "Fortaleza is where I won the Shooto belt, so this place brings good memories, a good energy.