Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt Antonio Carlos Junior did not go too long without an opponent for his bout at UFC Brasilia. After ‘Cara de Sapato’ lost his original partner, Brad Tavares, due to an ACL injury, the UFC announced that heavy-handed middleweight Makhmud Muradov would be the one to face the Brazilian in hostile territory.
Currently on the worst run of his UFC career, Antonio Carlos Junior (10-4-1 NC) will try to snap a two-fight skid after defeats to Ian Heinisch and Uriah Hall in 2019. The 29-year-old’s last victory happened in April 2018, when he tapped out veteran Tim Boetsch via rear-naked choke.