Brooks/Oliveira, Pettis/Smolka among fights added to UFC Fight Night 96

[Wild]

The UFC added a gaggle of fights to their October event in Portland today. Here's the run down.

Will Brooks asked for a fight with Edson Barboza in Portland recently. That is not what he received. The former Bellator champ, who is currently ranked at number 12 at lightweight after one fight (and win) in the UFC, will instead take on Alex Oliveira at the October event in Oregon, also known as UFC Fight Night 96.

The bout was announced by the UFC today, along with a few others.

Brooks (19-1, 1-0 UFC) defeated Ross Pearson by unanimous decision last month. Oliveira (15-3-1, 1 NC, 4-2 UFC) picked up a win over James Moontasri at UFC on Fox 20 just over a week ago. He has won four of his last five overall.

Another notable bout added to the card comes in the flyweight division, with …


Brooks/Oliveira, Pettis/Smolka among fights added to UFC Fight Night 96

 

[Joemacka]

Pettis vs smolka should be good. Thought Brooks would have gotten somebody better tho.

 

[TheEmperorRises]

Pettis vs smolka should be good. Thought Brooks would have gotten somebody better tho.

Me too. I wonder what the reasoning is here...?

 

[Joemacka]

Me too. I wonder what the reasoning is here...?

Maybe they thought he was going to walk through Pearson.

 

[regular john]

I wonder what the reasoning is here...?

no reasoning, it's just really funny to see him whine his way to a reebok money contract and get these fights.