{"id":36799,"date":"2026-02-09T17:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Former-Mauricio-Ruffy-Foe-Set-for-UFC-Debut-on-March-14-200072"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:06:03","slug":"former-mauricio-ruffy-foe-set-for-ufc-debut-on-march-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/former-mauricio-ruffy-foe-set-for-ufc-debut-on-march-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Mauricio Ruffy Foe Set for UFC Debut on March 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nManoel Sousa earned a UFC deal on the Contender Series last
\nyear. | Getty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n


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Mauricio
\nRuffy<\/a>\u2019s former opponent might have a shortcut to rise up the
\nrankings if he is successful in his
\nUFC<\/a> debut.<\/p>\n

Ruffy suffered his only professional loss outside the UFC against
\nManoel
\nSousa<\/a> via knockout in 2019. Sousa (13-1) earned his UFC
\ncontract with a knockout win on
\nDana White’s Contender Series<\/a> last year. \u201cManumito\u201d is now
\nscheduled to make his Octagon debut against Bolaji Oki<\/a>
\n(10-3) at
\nUFC Fight Night 269<\/a> on March 14 at the Apex in Las Vegas.
\nAg.Fight<\/a> was
\nfirst to report the booking. <\/p>\n

Sousa has finished 11 of his 13 career wins so far, while only
\nlosing Archie
\nColgan<\/a> in 2024. Meanwhile, Oki is 2-2 in the UFC since his
\ndebut in 2024 and will look to rebound from a knockout loss against
\nMason
\nJones<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Ruffy (13-2) made his UFC debut in 2024 and quickly attained
\nstardom with a three-fight winning streak before losing to Benoit St.
\nDenis<\/a> last year. The Brazilian has since rebounded with a
\nknockout win over Rafel Fiziev at UFC 325 last month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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