Not long before some of MMA’s top prospects start competing for UFC contracts on Dana White’s Contender Series , the promotion has signed an undefeated fighter with an incredible grappling pedigree.

The UFC will return to the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas for this Saturday’s card , but the rest of the promotion’s 2025 calendar is loaded with international events and includes stops in China , France, and Australia , among plenty of other countries.

It was recently confirmed that the UFC will return to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a UFC Fight Night event on October 11, and the card will feature the debut of one of the country’s most promising MMA prospects.

Beatriz Mezquita Signs With UFC For Rio Debut

First reported by Léo Guimaraes , decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Be

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