Salaverry to Return to UFC in May
Written by Scott White on Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Salaverry squaring off with Joe Riggs at UFC 52. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Sherdog is reporting that Ivan Salaverry will face Rousimar Palhares in the UFC on May 24.
Salaverry, a native of Toronto, Ontario, currently resides in Seattle, Washington where he runs his gym, Ivan Salaverry MMA. Salaverry (12-5) is a veteran of the UFC and WFA who holds victories over notable fighters such as Joe Riggs, Tony Fryklund, Andrei Semenov, and Art Santore. Salaverry’s last octagon appearance came in May 2007 at UFC 71 where he lost via TKO to Terry Martin.
Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares, a member of Brazilian Top Team, possesses a mixed martial arts record of 7-1. Toquinho last fought at Fury FC defeating Daniel Acacio and Fabio Negao in the same night.
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