Claudio Henrique da Silva vs. Neil Magny added to UFC Fight Night 43 in New Zealand
A welterweight matchup between Claudio Henrique da Silva (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Neil Magny (10-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has been added to next month’s UFC Fight Night 43 event.
UFC officials today announced the new matchup.
Featuring a middleweight headliner of Nate Marquardt vs. James Te Huna, “UFC Fight Night 43: Te Huna vs. Marquardt†takes place June 28 at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.
The entire event streams in the U.S. on UFC Fight Pass, though a bout order has not yet been revealed.
Brazilian da Silva made his UFC debut as a middleweight, scoring a decision win over Brad Scott this past March. He now moves down to 170 pounds for this matchup, where he’ll look to keep a 10-fight winning streak.
Meanwhile, Magny wastes little time booking his next appearance after earning a decision win over Tim Means at this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 40 event. With a two-fight winning streak to his name, Magny will now have just seven weeks between fights.
With the addition to the card, UFC Fight Night 43 now includes:
Nate Marquardt vs. James Te Huna
Hatsu Hioki vs. Charles Oliveira
Soa Palelei vs. Jared Rosholt
Claudio Henrique da Silva vs. Neil Magny
Vik Grujic vs. Chris Indich
Robert Whittaker vs. Mike Rhodes
Sean O’Connell vs. Gian Villante
Jon Delos Reyes vs. Richie Vaculik
