Hugo Viana vs. Johnny Bedford set for UFC on FS1 in Brazil

A bantamweight bout has been added to UFC on FS1 #3 in Brazil as Hugo Viana will face Johnny Bedford. Fox Sports 1

UFC officials confirmed the bout on Friday afternoon after it was first reported by Globo in Brazil.

UFC on FS1 #3 will come from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and will be headlined by a five round light heavyweight bout as Glover Teixeira facing Ryan Bader.

Viana (7-1) was a semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 1 and defeated John Teixeira by split decision in his official UFC debut at UFC 147. After the fight, he dropped down to the bantamweight division and defeated Reuben Duran at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. He will enter this fight coming off a lost as he was defeated in April by TJ Dillashaw.

Bedford (19-10-1) is an alum of The Ultimate Fighter 14 and won his first two fights in the UFC with both wins coming by TKO/KO against Louis Gaudinot and Marcos Vinicius. He most recently competed at UFC 159 in April and was defeated by Bryan Caraway in the third round by submission.

The current UFC on FS1: Teixeira vs. Bader card is below:

Glover Teixeira (21-2) vs. Ryan Bader (15-3)
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (18-3, 1NC) vs. Yushin Okami (30-7)
Joseph Benavidez (18-3) vs. Jussier Formiga (15-2)
Sean Spencer (9-2) vs. Yuri Villefort (6-2)
Godofredo Pepey (9-2) vs. Sam Sicilia (11-3)
Hugo Viana (7-1) vs. Johnny Bedford (19-10-1)
Marcos Vinicius (20-4-1) vs. Ali Bagautinov (10-2)