Buddy Roberts vs. Caio Magalhaes targeted for UFC on FX 3
A middleweight bout between Buddy Roberts (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Caio Magalhaes (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is in the works for June's UFC on FX 3 event.
Sources close to the event today confirmed the planned matchup with MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajnkie.com).
As MMAjunkie.com reported earlier today, UFC on FX 3 takes place June 8, though a host city and venue have not been finalized.
The night's main card airs on FX, and FUEL TV is expected to carry prelims. It's not clear where Roberts vs. Magalhaes will end up on the lineup.
Both fighters recently had their UFC debuts scratched.
Roberts, a five-year pro, was slated to fight at UFC on FUEL TV 1 against Sean Loeffler, who was a day-of-the-event scratch due to a rolled ankle. Most recently, Roberts, a Team Jackson-Winkeljohn fighter, earned a unanimous-decision victory over KOTC champ Tony Lopez at Jackson's MMA Series 5. Roberts, who's fought at heavyweight and light heavyweight, has four knockouts and five submissions in 11 career wins.
Magalhaes, meanwhile, was slated to fight Fabio Maldonado, who eventually was forced off January's UFC 142 card with an injury. Now booked a second time for his first UFC fight, Magalhaes, a Nova Uniao fighter, looks to continue his early-career success. The two-year pro most recently fought on Dec. 2 at Shooto Brazil 27, where he earned a split-decision victory over Ismael de Jesus (5-2-1 at the time), who had won four straight fights until that point.
