Former Team Mirza coach Francimar Barroso made it to the Big League! This friendly face might seem familiar for you Fans, Bodao fough twice in Desert Force earning the Fastest head kick KO ever. He was also one of the first trainers to corner Desert Force
Middleweight champ Hashem Arkhagha in his early days. Barroso (15-3) will replace Robert Drysdale who was forced to pull out of his UFC 163 bout due to staph infection. Francimar “”Bodão Barroso will meet fellow light heavyweight Ednaldo Oliveira (13-1) this August at UFC 163 in what is supposed to be te biggest fight of his career.
Arkhagha: “My friendship with Bodão started since my MMA debut, he taught me a lot in the gym n outside , he was a real brother! I think Francimar will enter the cage and GroundNPound his way to add the most important win in his career “
Francimar enters the UFC with a three fight win streak, recording 12 victories in his past 13 fights. A winner of 12 of his last 13 bouts, Barroso has won three straight fights since suffering a first-round knockout to Baga Agaev more than two years ago. “Bodão” posted a pair of stoppage wins last year and scored his first victory of 2013 on April 12, when he submitted Simao Melo da Silva with second-round rear-naked choke at Watch Out Combat Show 25.
UFC 163 will take place on August 3 in Rio de Janeiro. Barroso vs. Oliveira is expected to be part of the Facebook-streamed preliminary card.
Zaid Mirza: “Bodão is one of the most impressive fighters I’ve seen. He trains really hard all the time! He owns the worlds fastest knockout (head kick) in Desert Force 1. Bodão’s dream was to make it to the UFC. He worked really hard and has won 2 of the biggest MMA belts in Brazil. Its his time to shine!!”
