Welterweights Erick Silva and Yancy Medeiros have agreed to meet in Rio de Janeiro, as Combate reported they would clash at UFC 212, for the UFC’s next visit to Brazil. UFC officials have not announced the matchup themselves.
Erick Silva (19-7 (1 NC)) will try to put together yet another win streak following his rear-naked choke of Luan Chagas in his last outing, in September 2016. Before that he suffered two losses to Nordine Taleb and Neil Magny. Since his UFC debut in 2011, Silva has been unable to win more than two in a row.