Las Vegan Dunham to meet Santos on UFC card in Brazil

Jul 16, 2014; Atlantic City, NJ, USA; Edson Barboza (red gloves) lands a kick on Evan Dunham (blue gloves) during a lightweight bout at Revel Casino. (Bill Streicher/USA Today Sports)

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By Adam Hill Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 28, 2016 - 11:00 am

A lightweight bout between Leonardo Santos and Evan Dunham has been added to the May 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Brazil.

The event, scheduled to be headlined by a middleweight contender bout between Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Vitor Belfort, will air on Fox Sports 1.

Santos, the winner of Season 2 of "The Ultimate Fighter Brazil," has won three straight fights since a majority draw against Norman Parke in 2014. He is unbeaten since 2009.

Dunham, a Las Vegan, has won three straight fights since a three-fight losing streak. He is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Joe Lauzon in December.

No location has been announced for the event, other than it will take place in Brazil.

A welterweight fight between Matt Brown and Demian Maia has also been announced for the card.

Contact reporter Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5509. Follow him on Twitter: @adamhilllvrj

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