UFC Brisbane Bantam Welter & Middleweights, Exiting trio added

The no 1 Australian UFC event taking place on December 7 has added 3 exiting fights, taking the card to 8 finalised bouts so far.

Rapid rising Aussie Welterweight Robert Whittaker will face up against strikeforce import Brian Melancon.Whittaker who grinded to a split decision loss to Court Mcgee, heads home with priceless lessons learned, continuing his journey to enter the Gon for the 4th time within 12 months.

Melancon who may have had the luck of the strickeforce debut spirits when he finished Seth Baczynski at UFC 162, was quickly deflated by the youngest fighter on the UFC roster Kelvin Gastelum 3 months after his successful debut.


MMA Veteran and fan favourite Nam Phan lands down under to take on Japanese pioneer Takeya Mizugaki. Phan whose been punching around the globe since 2001, fights for the first time at Bantamweight after 6 UFC appearances at featherweight tallying 2-4, a result not very appealing on paper but 2 FOTN performances, an all going the distance Phan knows how to put on a show.

Mizugaki currently on a 3 fight win streak, a win in Brisbane will cement and bolster his newly crowned position in the top 10 rankings. 2 split decision win's creates a hesitant climb that gathers little notice, a finish is what Takeya needs, however edging his way through the division seems to be the goal for the Japanese fighter.

Middleweight Nick Ring shapes up to Caio Magalhaes. Magalhaes returns to the Gon on the back of his memorable come from behind victory over Karlos Vemola in June, where rallied from a 10-8 judges score first round to submit Vemola in the 2nd.
Facing Ring who is 10 years ahead on the clock will be an excellent opportunity for Magalhaes to have his name upheld in the growing list of Brazilian talent.


Ring whose 13-2 record is impressive needs a decisive win in Brisbane to keep him safe from being on a possible cut list. A exiting an high quality striker Ring has come to 4 Decisions in his 5 fight UFC Career, a dangerous striker is what get's attention, is Nick a dangerous striker? December 7 will give us the answer.

The Decemeber 7 Card.
Mark Hunt Vs Anotnio Silva Main Event.
James Te Huna Vs Maruico Shogun Rua Co-Main
Soa PaleleiVs Pat Barry
Anthony Perosh Vs Ryan Bader
Dylan Andrews Vs Clint Hestar
Robert Whittaker Vs Brian Melancon
Nam Phan Vs Takeya Mizugaki
Nick Ring Vs Caio Magalhaes.Stay tuned at MMA Aus for ticket info and event times!

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