Derek Brunson intends to bolster his resume at the expense of a former Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder.
The Jackson-Wink MMA export will take on Lyoto Machida in the UFC Fight Night 119 main event on Saturday at Geraldo Jose de Almeida Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meanwhile, American Top Team’s Colby Covington locks horns with 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Demian Maia in the welterweight co-headliner at 170 pounds. The rest of the six-fight main card features a lightweight tilt slotting Francisco Trinaldo opposite Jim Miller, a middleweight affair pitting Thiago Santos against Jack Hermansson and a pair of bantamweight battles, as Pedro Munhoz squares off with Rob Font and John Lineker collides with Marlon Vera.