Quick Turnaround for Andre Fialho: Faces Jake Matthews at UFC 275
Rising welterweight contender Andre Fialho is set to face Jake Matthews in Singapore for UFC 275.
Just last week Fialho competed at UFC 274, scoring a first-round finish over Cameron VanCamp. Following the victory, Fialho expressed his interest in fighting in Singapore, and seemingly his wish was granted.
Just spoke to Andre Fialho backstage and he told me that he met with Dana White and Sean Shelby immediately following his win and has agreed to compete at UFC 275 in Singapore next month. Opponent is TBD.
That will be his fourth fight in less than five months.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) May 8, 2022
Fialho (16-4-0, 1 NC) made his way to the UFC just this year and has already competed three times. Despite losing his debut, he has gone on to score consecutive first-round stoppages over Miguel Baeza and VanCamp. Come UFC 275, Fialho will look to continue to dominate inside the octagon against fellow welterweight standout Matthews.
Matthews (17-5-0) is looking to rebound from a loss he took to Sean Brady back in March of 2021. Before then, “The Celtic Kid” had won 6 of his last seven inside the octagon. Including wins over Jingliang Li, Emil Meek, and Diego Sanchez. Set to return after a 15-month layoff, he will be looking to get back in the win column and take some of the shine from Fialho.
UFC 275 takes place on June 11th at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and will feature the following:
Main Card (10 p.m. EST):
Glover Teixeira (C) vs. Jiri Prochazka – 205 lbs (light heavyweight title bout)
Valentina Shevchenko (C) vs. Taila Santos – 125 lbs (women’s flyweight championship bout)
Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – 115 lbs
Manel Kape vs. Rogerio Bontoorin – 125 lbs
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Ramazan Emeev – 170 lbs
Preliminary Card (8 p.m. EST)
Seung Woo Choi vs. Joshua Culibao – 145 lbs
Jake Matthews vs. Andre Fialho – 170 lbs
Brendan Allen vs. Jacob Malkoun – 180 lbs
Steve Garcia vs. Hayisaer Maheshate – 155 lbs
Early Preliminary Card (6 p.m. EST)
Kang Kyung-ho vs. Danaa Batgerel – 135 lbs
Liang Na vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez – 115 lbs
Orion Cosce vs. Mike Mathetha – 170 lbs
Ramona Pascual vs. Joselyne Edwards
