Edson Barboza
Birthday: 1986-01-21 Place of Birth: Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Synopsis
Professional mixed martial artist in the UFC Lightweight division.
Acting
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
The friendship is long over, and now all that's left is for welterweight stars Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington to settle their score in the main event of UFC 272 on Saturday, March 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It's been a grudge match years in the making, and finally, the BMF champ will get his opportunity to end his feud with "Chaos" Covington once and for all in the Octagon. UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal - Saturday, March 5th live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV 170 lbs.: Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal 160 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Renato Moicano (not Rafael Fiziev) 145 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell 170 lbs.: Kevin Holland vs. Alex Oliveira 265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Serghei Spivac
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 15, 2021 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira headlined the event.
UFC on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze
UFC on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 28, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze headlined the event.
UFC Fight Night 179: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
UFC Fight Night 179: Moraes vs. Sandhagen was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 11, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A bantamweight bout between former WSOF Bantamweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen served as the event headliner.
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A UFC Lightweight Championship title unification bout between current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier served as the event's headliner.
UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux
UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux was a mixed martial arts event held on April 23, 2016, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event was former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones, vs. Ovince Saint Preux in an interim title fight. A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Demetrious Johnson and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling Henry Cejudo co-headlined the event.
UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir
UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir was a mixed martial arts event held on February 22, 2015, at the Ginásio Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil. A heavyweight bout between Antônio Silva and former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir headlined the event.
UFC Fight Night 57: Edgar vs. Swanson
UFC Fight Night 57: Edgar vs. Swanson was a mixed martial arts event held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 2014. The card was headlined by a Featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar.
UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne
UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19, 2014, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The event was headlined by a heavyweight number one contenders bout between Fabrício Werdum and Travis Browne.
UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes
UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
