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Italian Lightweight Danilo Belluardo Signs Four-Fight Deal with UFC

Italian fighter Danilo Belluardo (12-3) has joined the major leagues, as the time to prove himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship has arrived.

According to Sherdog.com’s own sources, the up-and-coming fighter has just signed a four-bout contract with the Nevada-based promotion. The former Bellator contender arrives in the UFC riding a six-bout winning streak.

Fighting out of Milan, Italy, in his last bout “Caterpillar” defeated the Brazilian fighter Denilson Neves de Oliveira to capture the Venator lightweight belt. Prior to that, he submitted Elia Madau at Venator “Inside 1” and defeated Dragoljub Stanojevic via first-round TKO in the main event of The Golden Cage 2.