Ben Saunders to face Erick Silva at UFC Fight Night 62 in Brazil

Ben Saunders to face Erick Silva at UFC Fight Night 62 in Brazil

Ben Saunders has come back to the UFC finishing his last two opponents in a combined three minutes and 15 seconds. Saunders looks to make an appearance in the UFC top 15 welterweight ranks with his third win in a row when he goes to Brazil to face home favorite Erick “Indio” Silva at UFC Fight Night 62 in Brazil.erick silva

Saunders (16-6-2) went 4-3 in his first stint in the UFC, then going on to fight once in the WEF and the majority of his career to Bellator, where he accrued an 8-3 record. He returned to the UFC defeating Chris Heatherly with an omoplata, then defeating Joe Riggs via TKO in the first when Riggs suffered a neck injury.

Silva (17-5, 1 NC) continues his roller coaster in the UFC. He wins a fight, then loses one. Silva, now 5-4 in the UFC, will look to finally put together back-to-back wins in his 10th fight in the UFC. The welterweights will battle it out on March 21 in what is stacking up to be a great card. Here is the card so far:

  • Urijah Faber vs. Raphael Assuncao
  • Demian Maia vs. Ryan LaFlare
  • Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Burns
  • Erick Silva vs. Ben Saunders
  • Matt Wiman vs. Leondro Santos
  • Cain Carrizosa vs. Leandro Mafra Texeira
  • Drew Dober vs. Leandro Silva
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