Newcomer Douglas de Andrade meets Zubair Tuhugov at UFC Fight Night 36
The UFC has another Brazilian featherweight riding a lengthy unbeaten streak in its fold.
Douglas de Andrade (22-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed with the promotion and will step in for the injured Thiago Tavares (18-5-1 MMA, 8-5-1 UFC) next week against Zubair Tuhugov (15-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 36.
Promotion officials made the announcement Thursday afternoon.
Featuring a middleweight headliner between Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi, UFC Fight Night 36 takes place Feb. 15 at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The main card airs on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
Silva de Andrade is a Jungle Fight veteran who had a no-contest in his second pro fight, but has had nothing but victories since then. Not only is he 22-0, he has 19 of those 22 wins by stoppage – with 18 knockouts. He has seven straight knockout wins, including a pair of head-kick wins.
Tuhugov comes to the UFC on the strength of a six-fight winning streak. Fighting professionally since 2010, the 22-year-old Russian has earned six of his 15 career wins by way of stoppage, including five by knockout.
With the addition to the card, UFC Fight Night 36 now includes:
MAIN CARD
Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
Francis Carmont vs. Ronaldo Souza
Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva
Viscardi Andrade vs. Nicholas Musoke
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Zubair Tuhugov
PRELIMINARY CARD
Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira
Cristiano Marcello vs. Joe Proctor
Rodrigo Damm vs. Ivan Jorge
Jesse Ronson vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Yuri Alcantara vs. Wilson Reis
Felipe Arantes vs. Maximo Blanco
Ildemar Alcantara vs. Albert Tumenov
