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Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown slotted for UFC 111 in March | MMAjunkie.com

A welterweight bout between Ricardo Almeida (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) and Matt Brown (11-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) reportedly will take place in March at UFC 111.

MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) first reported Almeida's likely UFC 111 participation last month, and ESPN's "MMA Live" program today reported the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace has agreed to fight the well-rounded Brown.

UFC 111 takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., with a pay-per-view championship double-header.

Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre meets Dan Hardy in the headliner, and Frank Mir and Shane Carwin clash in a five-rounder that's currently billed as an interim heavyweight title fight.

After suffering a disappointing split-decision loss to Patrick Cote in July 2008, Almeida, who's now in his second stint with the UFC, has since bounced back with back-to-back wins over Matt Horwich and Kendall Grove. The former middleweight now heads to the welterweight division with nine wins in his past 10 fights.

Brown, meanwhile, recently scored a TKO victory over "The Ultimate Fighter 9" winner James Wilks at UFC 105. The "TUF 7" cast member is now 4-1 in the UFC, and the lone loss came to undefeated Dong Hyun Kim via close split decision.

The latest UFC 111 card now includes:

Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy (for welterweight title)
Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir (possibly for interim heavyweight title)
Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch*
Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown*
* - Not officially announced

[PaydayJones]

I REALLY like this fight! I think Brown has the clear advantage striking, but this fight on the ground is very interesting........

[willpunisher]

wow this is a SICK SICK card!!! so much for me leaving nj for FL haha. damn it. one of the best cards ever. i just hate the alves vs fitch rematch.
oh hell if they would only put bj vs frankie on this card also! omfg it be beautiful!

[jlruthven84]

Brown pulls this out IMO. He's got the clear standup advantage, and his wrestling is good enough to stay off his back for too long. Even then, his ground game is pretty slick, so he should be able to avoid taking much damage from Almeida if the fight does end up there.

Let's not forget also that this is Almeida's first fight at WW, and we've got no idea how the cut will affect him.

[KevoOnTheRadio]

My money would be on Brown too. Really wanted to see him fight Rumble, but this will be a good fight too. Man, finally we get a really good card from the UFC. SUCK ON THAT STRIKEFORCE!! To bad it took 3 months.