Brazilian striker, Michel Pereira is set to make his return to action at UFC Kansas City against Abus Magomedov on April 26. from the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Pereira, the current number fifteenth ranked middleweight challenger, has been sidelined since he took headlining honors at UFC Vegas 99 last October, dropping an eventual fifth round TKO ground strikes stoppage loss against Anthony Hernandez. With the defeat, Michel Pereira saw his impressive eight-fight winning run halted.
As for Magomedov, the German-born contender is in the midst of his own two-fight winning run, most recently submitting Pereira’s compatriot, Brunno Ferreira with a third round arm-triangle choke submission win at UFC 308 last October to boot in Abu Dhabi.