A flyweight bout has been added to UFC on FS1 #3 in Brazil as Marcos Vinicius meets UFC newcomer Ali Bagautinov.
UFC officials announced the fight booking on Friday and this bout will take place on the preliminary card.
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.
Vinicius (20-4-1) entered the UFC through The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and made his official UFC debut last year at UFC 147. He was his debut by knockout against Wagner Campos and won the knockout of the night bonus. He returned at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale and lost to Johnny Bedford by knockout in the second round. It was his first lost since 2010 and snapped a four fight win streak.
Bagautinov (10-2) is currently on a eight fight winning streak and he was recently the Fight Nights flyweight champion. His last two victories have come by knockout in the first round and both of those victories came in under thirty second.
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)
Marcos Vinicius (20-4-1) vs. Ali Bagautinov (10-2)