BREAKING NEWS! No Charles do Bronx! Mauricio Ruffy fights Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 331 in September.

Ruffy focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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The UFC lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg) has a surprising and extremely important fight. MMA prospect Mauricio Ruffy left Charles do Bronx behind and will face Arman Tsaruyan at UFC 331, an event scheduled to take place on September 19 in California (USA). The fight will be the second most important of the night and will last five rounds. The organization itself announced the fight through its social networks this Wednesday (5).

Initially, rumors indicated that the Armenian would face the former lightweight champion again. However, Charles do Bronx , visibly shaken by the death of his friend Allan "Puro Osso" (Allan "Puro Bone" ), revealed that he was having difficulty training and preparing to fight . It's worth noting that the rematch between the athletes was not official.

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Therefore, the UFC took advantage of Mauricio Ruffy 's excellent form and scheduled him to fight the biggest fight of his career. Currently, the Brazilian is riding a two-fight winning streak against Michael Chandler and Rafael Fiziev , both by knockout, and is ranked tenth in the division. Tsarukyan, who has been at the top of the division for years, is number two.

UFC 331 fight schedule

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2 – title fight

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Patricio Pitbull x Dooho Choi

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alonzo Menifield x Iwo Baraniewski

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Gable Stevenson vs. Sean Sharaf

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Marlon Vera vs. Charles Jourdain

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Tai Tuivasa x Robelis Despaigne

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Hulk

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Tubarão

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Casey O'Neill vs. Eduarda Ronda

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ryan Gandra x Ozzy Diaz

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Michael Aswell Jr. vs. Joosang Yoo

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