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Matheus Camilo was ready, willing and able to leave the regional scene behind as soon as the Ultimate Fighting Championship called his number.
The 24-year-old lightweight prospect will make his organizational debut when he meets Gabriel Green in the featured UFC Fight Night 256 prelim on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Camilo steps into the Octagon with plenty of momentum, having rattled off six consecutive victories. He last appeared under the Z-Fight Night banner in South Korea, where he took a unanimous decision from Dorobshokh Nabotov—the Tajikistan native who famously asked UFC CEO Dana White for a contract from the crowd during a press conference—on Dec.