Sam Stout vs. Thiago Tavares slated for UFC 142 in Brazil

Quote :: A lightweight bout between Sam Stout (17-6-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Thiago Tavares (16-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) has been added to January's UFC 142 event.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed with event sources that verbal agreements are in place. Globo.com first reported it.

UFC 142 takes place Jan. 14 in Brazil. Although UFC officials haven't announced exact details, event sources told MMAjunkie.com it'll be held at Rio de Janeiro's HSBC Arena.

The main card airs on pay-per-view, though it's not clear if Stout vs. Tavares will be part of the broadcast.

Stout, who recently pulled out of UFC 137 following the death of his trainer and brother-in-law Shawn Tompkins, look to build on the momentum of a 4-1 run in the organization. The run, which included three consecutive "Fight of the Night" awards, recently included a vicious first-round knockout of Yves Edwards that resulted in UFC 131's "KO of the Night" award. It was his first stoppage win in nearly four years.

Tavares, who will fight in his home country for the second straight time, recently scored a second-round TKO of Spencer Fisher at UFC 134 in Rio. He's now 3-1-1 over his past five fights, which included a submission victory over Pat Audinwood and a decision win over Manny Gamburyan.

this is one hell of a matchup... +1 joe silva!

this fight has FOTN potential, both these guys are great on their feet

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Nice fight!