“Jacare” will look to put an end to his recent losing skid this May.
[autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag] will take on [autotag]Andre Muniz[/autotag] in a middleweight fight at UFC 262. The event takes place May 15 at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card streams on pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
Both fighters confirmed the booking on social media Wednesday following an initial report from Combate.
Souza (26-9 MMA, 9-6 UFC) has lost three straight fights entering UFC 262, with the most recent coming by knockout against Kevin Holland in December. The fight was Souza’s only bout in 2020, though he was booked to fight Uriah Hall earlier in the year and withdrew following a positive COVID-19 test.
As for Muniz (20-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC), he earned his UFC deal on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019 when he quickly submitted now-Bellator middleweight Taylor Johnson. After he won a unanimous decision over Antonio Arroyo in his UFC debut, Muniz submitted Bartosz Fabinski in the first round of their September fight.
With the addition, the UFC 262 card includes:
- Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira
- Beneil Dariush vs. Tony Ferguson
- Jamie Pickett vs. Jordan Wright
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gina Mazany
- Viviane Araujo vs. Katlyn Chookagian
- Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
- Andrea Lee vs. Antonina Shevchenko
- Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos
- Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Andre Muniz vs. Ronaldo Souza
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