RDA vs. Tony Ferguson Reportedly Set For UFC Mexico City Main Event

A potentially action-packed lightweight main event has reportedly been set for the UFC’s upcoming return to Mexico City.

According to a report from champions.co, sources close to the situation have confirmed former champion Rafael dos Anjos will face top contender Tony Ferguson in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Latin America 3 Finale on November 5.

Dos Anjos will look to rebound from his surprising first-round knockout loss to Eddie Alvarez in the main event of July 7’s UFC Fight Night 90 from Las Vegas, a loss that snapped an impressive five-fight win streak that saw him beat Anthony Pettis for the title before demolishing Donald Cerrone in his first and only defense.

The top-ranked Brazilian ill have his hands full with one of the most surging competitors in all of MMA, as “El Cucuy” has won a steamrolling eight straight bouts in arguably the mot stacked division in the UFC. Ferguson was last seen defeating late replacement Lando Vannata at July 13’s UFC Fight Night 91, an ultra-exciting bout where he was rocked by a head kick and nearly finished in the first round before rallying to come back with some huge strikes and his go-to d’arce choke to finish the fight in the second.

Added to his epic war with Edson Barboza in late 2015, Ferguson has proven to put on some of the most exciting fights in the UFC as of late. It’s hard to put RDA too far behind him in that aspect, as well, so this bout has fireworks written all over it.

The UFC has made two previous trips to Mexico City, with Fabricio Werdum knocking out Mark Hunt to win the interim heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 180 in 2014 after Cain Velasquez had withdrawn from his bout with “Vai Cavalo.” Werdum then sealed up the official heavyweight championship when the promotion returned to the capital city seven months later for UFC 188, submitting Velasquez with a vicious third-round guillotine.

Who are you picking when RDA and ‘El Cucuy’ throw down in Mexico?