He'll face unbeaten Brazilian slugger Tallison Teixeira, 25, who earned a UFC slot with a win on Dana White's Contender Series and stopped Justin Tafa in just 35 seconds in his official company debut on a pay-per-view undercard five months ago.

Gabriel Bonfim expects to insert his name in the list of future UFC title challengers when he beats former welterweight contender Stephen Thompson in the co-main event of UFC Nashville. Bonfim was offered the biggest fight of his MMA career after choking out Khaos Williams in February,

UFC Nashville continues with Nate Landwehr versus Morgan Charriere. Check out our UFC odds series for our Landwehr-Charriere prediction.

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