Elizeu Zaleski hoped that his six-fight UFC win streak would be rewarded with a high-profile opponent like Robbie Lawler. Instead, the surging Brazilian has been slated for a date against Jingliang Li in Beijing, China on Nov. 24.
Sources confirmed the bout to MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz following an initial report from Combate.
Zaleski (20-5-0) goes into the bout on the back of his stunning second-round flying knee victory over previously undefeated Luigi Vendramini at last month’s UFC Sao Paulo. “Capoeira” has lost just one bout in his seven-fight tenure with the UFC, a split-decision loss to Nicolas Dalby in his promotional debut at UFC Goiania.