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Carlos Diego Ferreira featured on UFC 177 main card; Richard Odoms set for first UFC bout in the prelims
A 29 year old fighting out of the Rio Grande Valley by way of Manaus, Brazil, Carlos Diego Ferreira debuted in the UFC this past June, defeating former TUF Colton Smith with a ‘Performance of the Night’ effort at UFC Fight Night – Swanson vs. Stephens. The BJJ black belt wasted no time in that bout, taking Smith down quickly before securing the fight ending rear-naked choke. He’ll now enter UFC 177 with an unblemished MMA record at 10-0. This time Ferreira another veteran in 8-fight UFC vet Ramsey Nijem (8-4). A cast member on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos, Ramsey was last seen viciously defeating standout grappler Beneil Dariush by first round knockout this past April. It could be the toughest challenge yet for the Texas rep CDF but one that would certainly elevate him up the rankings given the visibility of this bout on the UFC 177 main card.
As for the rest of UFC 177, the developing fight card features a bevy of additional rising talent including another veteran of the Texas fight scene, oft-criticized US Olympian Henry Cejudo.
Check out the complete list of fights planned for this event below.
UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Barao II – Updated Fight Card
135 lbs.: T.J. Dillashaw (c) vs. Renan Barão * TITLE
125 lbs.: Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Chris Cariaso * TITLE
135 lbs.: Bethe Correia vs. Shayna Baszler
155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Danny Castillo
155 lbs.: Ramsey Nijem vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
185 lbs.: Lorenz Larkin vs. Derek Brunson
265 lbs.: Ruslan Magomedov vs. Richard Odoms
155 lbs.: Yancy Medeiros vs. Justin Edwards
265 lbs.: Ruan Potts vs. Anthony Hamilton
125 lbs.: Scott Jorgensen vs. Henry Cejudo