Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Sean Strickland added to UFC 224 in Brazil

A welterweight bout between Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Sean Strickland is the latest addition to May’s UFC 224 lineup.

UFC officials today announced the bout between dos Santos (18-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Strickland (19-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC).

UFC 224 will take place May 12 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

After losing a split decision to Nicolas Dalby in his UFC debut in May 2015, dos Santos has put together a four-fight winning streak at 170 pounds. He’s lost just twice in the past five years overall and is coming off a decision win over Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night 119 in October.

Like dos Santos, Strickland has been solid during his UFC tenure. He has wins over strong competition such as Court McGee, Alex Garcia and Tom Breese, but the 27-year-old American has shown limitations against top competition, with his two losses coming against Santiago Ponzinibbio and Kamaru Usman.

With the addition, the latest UFC 224 card includes:

• Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington – for women’s bantamweight title
• Colby Covington vs. Rafael dos Anjos – for interim welterweight title
• Vitor Belfort vs. Lyoto Machida
• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ronaldo Souza
• Cezar Ferreira vs. Karl Roberson
• Jack Hermansson vs. Thales Leites
• Nick Hein vs. Davi Ramos
• Ramazan Emeev vs. Alberto Mina
• Brian Kelleher vs. John Lineker
• Amanda Cooper vs. Mackenzie Dern
• Junior Albini vs. Aleksei Oliynyk
• Sultan Aliev vs. Warlley Alves
• Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Sean Strickland

For more on UFC 224, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.