Andre Fili is expected to return to action by the end of this month.
Multiple sources with information about the plans of UFC Vegas 53, confirmed that a fight between Fili and Joanderson Brito has been added. This event will take place at the APEX on April 30.
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Brito announced the booking via his Instagram account.
Fili will look for his first win since June 2020 when he defeated Charles Jourdain via split decision at UFC on ESPN 10. “Touchy” went on to drop a unanimous decision to Bryce Mitchell four months later. Fili was in top form at UFC Vegas 30 his last appearance. However, an unfortunate eye poke by Fili resulted in the fight being called a no-contest.
Brito will look for his first UFC victory after having his 12-fight unbeaten streak snapped by Bill Algeo in his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 46 in January. With a technical unanimous win over Diego Lopes, “Tubarao”, Dana White signed him to the Contender Series.
UFC Vegas 53 headlines a bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Marlon vera.
MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz contributed to this report.
