Desmond Green vs. Michel Prazeres added to UFC Fight Night 125 in Belem

A lightweight bout between Desmond Green and Michel Prazeres is the latest addition to February’s UFC Fight Night 125 lineup.

Green (20-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) confirmed the matchup with Prazeres (23-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) on social media following an initial report from mmabrasil.com (via Instagram):

?? time to go back foreign, Brazil ???? this time around. Another top opponent, new contract, new Country, New Toon. Yaw not gunna wanna miss this 1 I’m on different time ???? #thisnotevenmyfinalform Feb 3rd I fight Michel Prazeres, #thewartocome I’m so ready to take over this division #lehwork

A post shared by Toon (@predatortoon) on Dec 28, 2017 at 6:58pm PST

UFC Fight Night 125 takes place Feb. 3 at Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem, Para, Brazil. The event airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the full fight card and bout order haven’t been finalized.

After making a successful promotional debut with a split-decision win over Josh Emmett at UFC 210 in April, former Titan FC champ Green faltered in his sophomore octagon appearance. “The Predator” suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Rustam Khabilov at UFC Fight Night 115 in September, which snapped the 28-year-old’s five-fight winning streak.

Prazeres, meanwhile, brings a five-fight winning streak of his own into the matchup. The 36-year-old Brazilian has won seven of his past eight UFC fights overall, which includes victories over Mads Burnell and Josh Burkman in 2017, both of which came by the rarely utilized north-south choke.

The latest UFC Fight Night 125 card includes:

• Eryk Anders vs. Lyoto Machida
• Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Morales
• Thiago “Marreta” Santos vs. Anthony Smith
• Luis Henrique vs. Timothy Johnson
• Priscila Cachoeira vs. Valentina Shevchenko
• Polyana Viana vs. Maia Stevenson
• Damir Hadzovic vs. Alan Patrick
• Iuri Alcantara vs. Joe Soto
• Desmond Green vs. Michel Prazeres

For more on UFC Fight Night 125, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.