Ricardo Arona In Talks With The UFC

Former Pride star Ricardo Arona (14-5) is in talks to join the Ultimate Fighting Championship according to TATAME.com.

Considered one of the best light heavyweight fighters in the MMA for many years, Ricardo Arona is recovering from a knee injury, suffered in his last fight against Marvin Eastman. Focused on a great return, the former Pride fighter is negotiating to make the return in an international event, and it’ll probably be in the UFC. “I stopped (the negotiations) because of the injury, but some things happened, some managers called me with some projects I’ll release soon, but I’m sure I’ll be back in an international event”.

Asked is this return would be in the UFC, Arona confirmed. “I can’t talk about this project right now, but there’s a connection between me and the UFC now, something concrete that I didn’t have before. My return will be in the end of the year and will be in the UFC”, Arona revealed, exclusively to TATAME.com.

Arona has faced many of the top fighters in the world. He holds wins over Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Guy Mezgar, Jeremy Horn, and Alistair Overeem.

“The Brazilian Tiger” would be an excellent addition to the UFC ranks.