A lightweight fight between Francisco Trinaldo and Paul Felder has been added to UFC Fight Night 95, which takes place in Brazil.
UFC Brazil announced the bout on Twitter.
Trinaldo (20-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) went 4-3 in his first seven UFC bouts, but has since put together an impressive six fight win streak. The TUF Brazil contestant started his winning streak with unanimous decision victories over Leandro Silva and Akbarh Arreola before edging Norman Parke in Goiania, Brazil, walking away with a split decision victory. The Brazilian faced Chad Laprise at UFC Fight Night 74, and needed just under three minutes to finish the bout. In his last two bouts, Trinaldo has two decision victories, the first being over Ross Pearson and the second over Yancy Medeiros.
Felder (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) came into the UFC with a lot of hype, being talked up by longtime UFC Lightweight and training partner Donald Cerrone. In his promotional debut, Felder took a split decision over Jason Saggo before picking up a performance of the night bonus at UFC 182 with a spinning back fight knockout over Danny Castillo. Felder then faced his toughest test in Edson Barboza, but suffered his first professional loss, dropping a unanimous decision. Things went from bad to worse for “The Irish Dragon”, losing a split decision to Ross Pearson in his next bout. Riding a two fight skid, Felder knew he had to impress to secure his job with the UFC, and that he did, submitting Daron Cruickshank in the third round of their bout. In his most recent outing, Felder defeated Josh Burkman via unanimous decision.
UFC Fight Night 95 takes place live from the Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil on Sept. 24. The card is set to be headlined by a fight between Cris ‘Cyborg’ and Lina Lansberg.
