Vitor Belfort (Dave Mandel/Sherdog)Vitor Belfort vs. ‘Jacare’ Souza to Headline UFC Fight Night in Brazil José Youngs January 20, 2016 News, Spotlight, UFC A middleweight contest between former UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce champion Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza will headline a future UFC Fight Night card in Brazil. The UFC’s senior vice president and general manager of Brazil, Giovani Decker announced the news Tuesday during on appearance on Combate TV. The UFC would later confirm the news but have yet to reveal a host city or venue Belfort (25-11), also a former UFC light heavyweight champion, is coming off a violent first round knockout over fellow MMA veteran Dan Henderson in their rubber match at UFC Fight Night 78 in November. This performance got the “The Phenom” back into the win column after suffering a first round TKO to former champion Chris Weidman in their title fight at UFC 187 in May. This marked his first setback as a middleweight since his first round knockout loss to Anderson Silva in 2011. He previously put together three straight head kick knockouts. Jacare (22-4), a multiple time Jiu-Jitsu champion, will be looking to right the ship after dropping a controversial decision to Yoel Romero at UFC 194 in December. This loss snapped the Brazilian’s eight fight win streak, which included seven stoppage wins, over names like Gegard Mousasi, Francis Carmont and Yushin Okami. Jacare will enter this bout with 18 stoppage victories, including 16 by way of submission. Pingback: Report: Werdum vs. Miocic To Headline UFC 198 in Brazil() Pingback: 'Cyborg' Justino Makes UFC Debut Against Leslie Smith At UFC 198()