T.J. Dillashaw meets Raphael Assuncao at UFC on FOX Sports 1 3 in Brazil

Team Alpha Male’s September trip to Brazil has increased by one for a key matchup at bantamweight.

T.J. Dillashaw (8-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has been booked for a bout against Raphael Assuncao (20-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) when the UFC returns to Belo Horizonte for UFC on FOX Sports 1 3. Globo first reported the news, though UFC officials have yet to make a formal announcement.

UFC on FOX Sports 1 3 takes place Sept. 4 at Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It will be the UFC’s second visit to the city after first visiting for UFC 147 in 2012.

Dillashaw joins teammate Joseph Benavidez, who fights Jussier Formiga at flyweight, as Team Alpha Male fighters on the card in Brazil. Dillashaw will be going after his fifth straight win, and his most recent three fights have been by stoppage. The “TUF 14? runner-up has not lost since the TUF 14 Finale to John Dodson. After that, he has rattled off a decision win over Walel Watson, a submission of Vaughan Lee and knockouts of Issei Tamura and Hugo Viana, the latter coming in the first round at UFC on FOX 7 in April.

Assuncao, from Brazil, also will be looking for his fifth straight win in the division after a drop from featherweight. Assuncao started his career 15-1, including two wins in the WEC before being submitted by Dillashaw teammate Urijah Faber at WEC 46. That started a stretch of three losses in four fights, including a knockout setback in his UFC debut, his last fight at 145 pounds. Since then, the Georgia-based fighter has wins over Johnny Eduardo, Tamura, Mike Easton and Lee – with Tamura and Lee being common opponents between him and Dillashaw.

Assuncao is ranked No. 9 and Dillashaw No. 12 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA bantamweight rankings.

With the addition to the card, the UFC on FOX Sports 1 3 lineup now includes:

• Ryan Bader vs. Glover Teixeira
• Yushin Okami vs. Ronaldo Souza
• Joseph Benavidez vs. Jussier Formiga
• Raphael Assuncao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
• Sean Spencer vs. Yuri Villefort
• Ali Bagautinov vs. Marcos Vinicius
• Godofredo Pepey vs. Sam Sicilia
• Johnny Bedford vs. Hugo Viana
• Rafael Natal vs. Tor Troeng

For the latest on UFC on FOX Sports 1 3, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: T.J. Dillashaw)