November 2, 2024

Johny Hendricks meets Paulo Borrachinha at UFC 217

The UFC has added another middleweight clash to its return to Madison Square Garden.

Former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks is set to take on rising prospect Paulo Borrachinha in a 185-pound bout on Nov. 4, multiple sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following a report by Combate.

UFC 217 is expected to feature middleweight champion Michael Bisping against Georges St-Pierre in the main event in New York.

Hendricks (18-7) has only won two of six fights since losing his UFC title back in 2014, recently missing weight and losing via second-round TKO to Tim Boetsch.

Borrachinha (10-0) finished Oluwale Bamgbose and Garreth McLellan in his first appearances inside the Octagon. Borrachinha only went past the first round once in his professional career.

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