Former UFC champion Renan Barao is set to return following 3-year layoff
Former UFC bantamweight champion and top pound-for-pound fighter, Renan Barao is finally set to return to action in June.
ARES Fighting Championship announced the bout on Twitter.
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[📲 Réservez vos billets pour l’événement | https://t.co/WW6l4bN3p3] pic.twitter.com/ZRSPDkV93U
— ARES Fighting Championship (@ares_fighting) May 24, 2022
Renan Barao (34-9-0, 1 NC) has been in a slump ever since losing his UFC strap to T.J. Dillashaw back at UFC 173. Since the bout, he has gone 2-7 with losses to top talents such as Aljamain Sterling, Luke Sanders, and Douglas Silva de Andrade. On a 5-fight losing skid, “The Baron” will now fight at ARES FC against French prospect William Gomis.
Gomis (9-2-0) holds 6 of his 9 wins by way of finish. His last outing came against Arip Yakubov at UAE Warriors 28, where he defeated Yakubov via first-round ground and pound.
William Gomis def Arip Yakubov via KO/TKO (Strikes) – R1 – 4:56 #UAEWarriors28 pic.twitter.com/FkK6JY0mdC
— UAE Warriors (@uae_warriors) March 26, 2022
Having won 7 straight, the 24-year-old will look to make a statement come June against the former UFC champion.
The main event of the evening will feature a welterweight title bout between Abdoul Abdouraguimov (C) and Karl Amoussou. In the co-main event, Jose Galindo and Akhmed Salamov will battle it out for the vacant middleweight strap.
ARES FC 7 takes place on June 25th at the Le Dome de Paris in Paris, France, and will be broadcasted on UFC Fight Pass.
