Aldo vs. Koch Back on the Books for October

One of the pound-for-pound greats, Jose Aldo, enters the Octagon once more on October 13th in Rio de Janeiro to defend his featherweight crown. Taking on the jiu jitsu black belt/striking wrecking machine will be rising star Erik Koch, a fighter known for finishing opponents in dramatic fashion who's looking to become one of the youngest UFC champions ever.

Both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout, which was originally booked for UFC 149 in July and postponed due to an injury sustained by Aldo.

In a lightweight bout, TUF Live BJJ ace Cristiano Marcello has verbally agreed to meet Sweden's Reza "Mad Dog" Madadi.

TUF Brazil Winners Take Next Step at UFC 153 updated July 17
Wednesday at the Instituto Reacao in Rocinha, the first winners of The Ultimate Fighter </a>Brazil, Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira and Rony Jason, participated in the inaugural “UFC Day." It was also announced that both fighters have been invited to compete in their first post-TUF bouts at UFC 153 on October 13th.

Ferreira said he hoped to compete pending medical clearance; Jason accepted immediately. Opponents for Ferreira, TUF Brazil's middleweight winner, and Jason, the reality series' featherweight winner, along with site and ticket information, will be announced shortly.

Rampage Bound for Brazil for Next Fight updated July 9
Fresh off his impressive UFC debut win over Kyle Kingsbury, explosive light heavyweight Glover Teixeira will next take on former champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at UFC 153, just announced for October 13th in Brazil.

City, venue, and ticket on-sale details will be announced in the coming weeks on ufc.com.

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-153-fight-card-updates

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