Unbeaten in almost three years, over which time he amassed the Brave CF light heavyweight title and a couple of impressive finishes in Russia, the Brazilian talent makes his Octagon debut on Saturday against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Prague.
Abreu made headlines in 2018 after tapping Russian veteran Viktor Nemkov in enemy territory in July. Four months later, he returned to Russia to submit Anton Vyazigin in a heavyweight bout at M-1 Challenge. He knew the wins would inch him closer to a deal with the UFC, but he wasn’t expecting to sign one so quickly.