Moicano headlines UFC card in Las Vegas with four more Brazilians
Renato Moicano faces Australia's Tom Nolan in the UFC Vegas 115 main event on October 31 at the Meta Apex, and the card features four more Brazilians: Tainara Lisboa, Talita Alencar, Rodrigo Sezinando and Luana Santos.
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O topo do peso-leve continua indefinido, mas a divisão volta a colocar o Brasil na luta principal de um evento do UFC. No sábado, 31 de outubro, Renato Moicano enfrenta o australiano Tom Nolan na casa do Ultimate em Las Vegas, e mais quatro brasileiros aparecem no card do UFC Vegas 115.
Para o lutador brasileiro, conhecido como “Money”, é uma das maiores chances da temporada. Ele faz sua segunda luta principal em 2026 e vem de finalização sobre Chris Duncan, em abril. O resultado representou a quinta vitória dele nas últimas sete aparições no peso-leve (limite de 70,3 kg).
Já Tom Nolan chega em fase ainda melhor: são cinco triunfos seguidos no Octógono, o último deles sobre Fares Ziam, em junho. A sequência abriu caminho para um desafio mais pesado dentro da categoria.
Os dois chegam em momentos distintos, e uma vitória pode mexer nos rumos de cada um na divisão. Para Moicano, o duelo serve para manter a boa fase e voltar a se aproximar do grupo de destaque; Nolan quer transformar a invencibilidade em salto definitivo.
O card tem ainda Tainara Lisboa diante da eslovaca Lucia Szabova, que estreia na organização, e Talita Alencar de volta ao octógono contra a venezuelana Piera Rodriguez.
No preliminar, Rodrigo Sezinando faz a segunda apresentação dele no UFC, diante do sueco Theodor Berggren, em busca da primeira vitória na organização. Antes das principais, Luana Santos leva a bandeira verde-amarela ao octógono para enfrentar a russa Yana Santos.
O evento está marcado para 31 de outubro, com a primeira luta prevista para as 18h de Brasília, no Meta Apex, em Las Vegas (EUA). A transmissão do card completo fica com o streaming Paramount+.
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