Rising heavyweight Junior Dos Santos will take on fellow Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Fight Night 21 on March 21st.
The bout is billed as the co-main event along with Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones, set to be broadcast on Versus, which is the organization’s first show on the network.
Dos Santos (10-1) has been on a tear since joining the UFC in October 2008, going 4-0 with three TKO’s. He was originally scheduled to face Gonzaga earlier this month at UFC 108, but Gonzaga was pulled from the bout due to injury. Instead he faced veteran fighter Gilbert Yvel who didn’t make it out of the first round against the Brazilian.
Gonzaga (11-4) has had six bouts in the organization since his famous head-kick knockout of Mirko Cro Cop in 2007. He’s gone 3-3 in those six fights, most recently defeating Chris Tuchscherer by TKO at UFC 102 in August 2009.
UFN 21 takes place on March 21st at the Odeum Colorado in Broomfield, CO. The event begins at 10pm ET on Versus.
The full fight card for the event can be viewed here.
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