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After going 6-0 in new weight class, TUF Brazil 4 winner Glaico Franca campaigns for UFC return in Sao Paulo

The lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 wants to return to the Octagon in 2018.

Glaico Franca was released from the UFC in 2016 following decision defeats to James Vick and Gregor Gillespie just 13 months after he won TUF Brazil 4 with a submission victory over Fernando Bruno — and he’s made some major changes to his life since.

Since moving up to 170 pounds for his post-UFC run, Franca has won six fights in a row with five stoppages, and also captured the Aspera FC and Pancrase welterweight belts.