A welterweight bout between Charlie Brenneman (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Amilcar Alves (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will be part of the UFC's currently unannounced Jan. 22 event.
Sources close to the competitors today alerted MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) about the bout, which is in the process of being finalized.
Currently, few details are known about the Jan. 22 show, which conceivably could be UFC Fight Night 23, UFC on Versus 3 or some other UFC event offering.
MMAjunkie.com first reported the Jan. 22 UFC show earlier today. It's also expected to feature lightweights Melvin Guillard vs. Yves Edwards.
Both Brenneman and Alves look to rebound from their first UFC losses.
Brenneman, who's part of the AMA Fight Club in Pennsylvania, signed with the UFC earlier this year and scored a decision win over Jason High in his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 21. The victory extended his win streak to six fights, most of which came on the East Coast fight circuit. But he then suffered a TKO loss to Johny Hendricks at UFC 117 in August.
He now meets Alves, a Nova Uniao fighter who looks to rebound from a submission loss to Mike Pierce during a promotional debut at UFC 118. Prior to his first UFC fight, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo black belt posted an 11-1 record (with six stoppage wins) in his native Brazil.
Stay tuned to MMAjunkie.com for further updates on this event.
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