The UFC’s return to Brazil this fall has a new lightweight fight added to the lineup.
Bobby Green (24-9-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) will take on Francisco Trinaldo (23-7 MMA, 13-6 UFC) at UFC on ESPN+ 22 in November. A person with knowledge of the booking confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie on Friday. The person requested anonymity because the UFC has not made an official announcement of the fight, which first was reported by MMAFighting.com.
UFC on ESPN+ 22 takes place Nov. 16 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. The event streams on ESPN+.
Green will be fighting for the first time in 2019. At UFC on FOX 31 this past December, he dropped a unanimous decision to Drakkar Klose in his first fight in 11 months. Afterr a win overr Erik Koch in January 2018, injuries took him out of bookings against Beniel Dariush and Clay Guida, but Klose kept him from what would have been his first winning streak since 2014. He is just 1-1-4 in his pats six fights. He also has been forced out of five bookings in the past four years.
Trinaldo will be looking for a return to the win column after a decision loss to Alexander Hernandez in July at UFC on ESPN 4. After a seven-fight winning streak, Trinaldo was submitted by Kevin Lee in March 2017, which started an up-and-down run for five fights. But he never has lost two straight.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN+ 22 lineup now includes:
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Ariane Lipski
- Antonio Arroyo vs. Kevin Holland
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Trevor Smith
- Leah Letson vs. Eduarda Santana
- James Krause vs. Sergio Moraes
- Bobby Green vs. Francisco Trinaldo
