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REPORT: LUIGI VENDRAMINI FACES FARES ZIAM AT UFC 263

By David Tees on 3/12/2021 7:34 AM

A lightweight division attraction has been added to UFC 263 according to MMA Junkie as Luigi Vendramini faces Fares Ziam.

Vendramini (9-1-0) has won just one of two under the UFC banner, with that lone win coming over Jessin Ayari at UFC On ESPN 16. Vendramini has suffered a single defeat as a pro MMA fighter and that came to Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 137. Vendramini has fought 10 times as a pro MMA fighter and none of those bouts have gone the distance.

Ziam (11-3-0) has also won just one of two in the UFC, with that lone win coming against Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night 180. Ziam fought just one time in 2020, making it his least active year as a pro MMA fighter since 2015. Ziam has seen his last four fights go into the third round and three of those went the distance. 

UFC 263 takes place on Saturday, June 12 from a location to be announced and with a main event to be announced. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.