Former UFC anti-weight champion Renan Barao is fighting the scale. According to Combate's report, after reaching 135 points in the last bout, 32 years old after a series of weighing incidents, he returns to the featherweight division where bantamweight moves Douglas Silva up. UFC from Sao Paulo
Renan Barao (34-8-1 NC), who now has four defeats, was knocked out by Luke Sanders in February but lost weight after making decisions such as Andre Iswell, Brian Keller and Alza Maine Sterling. Sanders, two pounds, Ewell's five-pound Renan's last win, took place three years ago in Barao's last featherweight fight in September 2016 as a unanimous decision over Phillipe Nover.
Douglas Silva (25-3-1 NC) is not in a terrible situation like his opponent but will find a new start in the featherweight division. The age of 34, considered a bantamweight prospect, left the weight class after Petr Yan received a TKO in December 2018. Silva's final victory overwhelmed Marlon Vera with a unanimous decision in February. The same year.
Douglas left the tiny divison with a 3-2 record and returned for the first fight at 145, which made a unanimous decision to Zubaira Tukhugov after his Octagon debut in February 2014.
Now, Renan Barao is expected to meet Douglas Silva at UFC Fight Night 164 in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 16, which is headlined by a light heavyweight match between former middleweight Ronaldo Souza and rival Jan Blachowicz.