Modestas Bukauskas (15-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) will be voyaging into enemy territory for a third straight UFC bout.
“The Baltic Gladiator” is set to take on undefeated light heavyweight prospect Vitor Petrino (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in his home country of Brazil at UFC Sao Paulo on Nov. 4.
Bukauskas, since returning to the UFC, defeated Tyson Pedro in Perth, Western Australia and Zac Pauga in Las Vegas. Bukauskas will take on Petrino in Brazil, where the crowd is known for getting behind its home fighters, serenading visiting fighters with “Uh vai morrer!