Current absolute world champion of Jiu-Jitsu Xande Ribeiro was officially confirmed as one of the stars to feature at the May-2 Sengoku event, in Tokyo. The Gracie Humaita representative will be making his second professional MMA appearance against veteran Japanese fighter Kei Yamamiya, with a record of 34 wins, 23 losses and nine draws.
On his MMA debut at Sengoku, last September, Xande overcame Takashi Sugiura by technical knockout in the third round.
At the same event, two more Brazilians will feature: Leo Santos, making his Sengoku debut against Kazunori Yokota, and Marlon Sandro, who went through to the second stage of the featherweight GP after beating Matt Jaggers last Friday, whose opponent in the next round has not yet been announced.