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Fabio Maldonado scheduled for RIZIN 19, Bellator’s Patricky ‘Pitbull’ joins lightweight GP

So, do you want to see two guys slug it out?

Japanese powerhouse org RIZIN has announced that former UFC fighter and celebrated slugger Fabio Maldonado (25-13) will be facing Jiri Procházka (24-3, 1) in a non-title fight that will be contested at 220lbs.

Procházka has been one of the best talents outside of any U.S.-based organization for some time now, participating in two GPs for RIZIN. He was defeated by former Bellator fighter Muhammed Lawal in the inaugural tournament, but has managed to go undefeated since with wins against Brandon Halsey (strikes), Kazuyuki Fujita (ditto), Jake Heun (also strikes), and Vadim Nemkov en route to avenging that loss to Lawal in spectacular fashion.