A middleweight fight between Jacare Souza and Marvin Vettori is being targeted for UFC 256 in December.
Vettori’s fitness coach revealed the news to BJPenn.com, and ESPN also reported that the fight is in the works. The fight will be Souza’s first after becoming one of the first fighters on the UFC roster to test positive for the coronavirus. Souza was pulled from his fight against Uriah Hall on a day’s notice at UFC 249 in May.
Souza (26-8, 1NC) has lost his last two UFC fights, one a decision against Jack Hermansson and the other a light heavyweight fight against current champion Jan Blachowicz.