A middleweight clash between Thiago Santos and Anthony Smith was booked for UFC Belem, multiple sources confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by Combate.
UFC Belem is scheduled for Feb. 3 at the Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem, Brazil.
Both fighters are coming off three straight knockouts wins and have recently earned a Performance of the Night bonus. Santos (16-5) stopped Jack Marshman, Gerald Meerschaert and Jack Hermansson in his last UFC appearances, while Smith (28-12) finished Hector Lombard, Andrew Sanchez and Elvis Mutapcic dating back to Dec.