Iuri Alcantara learned costly lesson in last UFC fight

Iuri Alcantara is one of the most experienced fighters in the UFC bantamweight division, but still learned a new lesson in his last fight.

“Marajo" faced Octagon newcomer Brian Kelleher at UFC 212 in June, which marked his 44th professional MMA fight, and lost via submission in less than two minutes.

The original plan was to have Alcantara rematching Felipe Arantes in Rio de Janeiro, but for some reason the match-up never came to fruition. Kelleher stepped up with less than three weeks’ notice to face “Marajo", and the Brazilian expected an easy win.

"It’s still stuck in my throat,” Alcantara told MMA Fighting. "Every time I watch that fight, man, it’s a sh*tty situation. I hate getting…