Bloody Elbow · Dec 14, 2018
Report: Renan Barao vs. Luke Sanders targeted for UFC Phoenix
Renan BaraoFormer UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao will have a new chance to recover from his current bad phase.
According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the Brazilian is headed to the upcoming Phoenix, Arizona card, in February, to take on fellow struggling bantamweight Luke Sanders.
Business really picking up for UFC Phoenix on 2/17 since the 233 cancelation. My colleague @bokamotoESPN tweeted out a couple fights, and I’m told UFC is also targeting Luke Sanders vs. Renan Barao for that card, too. Not quite finalized but that’s the plan.