LFA 136 to Feature Rio de Janeiro vs. Sao Paulo Theme on July 15
LFA brings #RiodeJaneiro vs. #SãoPaulo team challenge to Brazil at #LFA136! #LFA136: Rio de Janeiro vs. São Paulo
— LFA (@LFAfighting) June 22, 2022
Friday, July 15#CIDECasaBranca#Caraguatatuba, #SaoPaulo, #Brazil
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The promotion recently announced that LFA 136 “Rio de Janeiro vs. Sao Paulo” will take place on July 15 at CIDE Casa Branca in Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is headlined by a featherweight clash pitting Italo Gomes against Wellinton Prado. The main card airs on UFC Fight Pass at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Four other man card bouts were confirmed for the event: Davi Bittencourt Costa vs. Eduardo Henrique da Silva at flyweight; Alexia Thainara vs. Janaina Silva at strawweight; Jonas Bilharinho vs. Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Lopes at featherweight and Wallace Lopes vs. Rafael Costa at bantamweight.
Rio de Janeiro’s Gomes has won four of his last five professional outings. His promotional debut came at LFA 132, where he earned a unanimous decision against Melquizael Costa da Conciecao.
Sao Paulo’s Prado has won six of his last seven bouts while competing exclusively under the Standout Fighting Tournament banner. The Iron Brothers export owns a 12-2 career mark that includes 11 victories inside the distance.
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