UFC Fight Night 28 Hallman Meets Trinaldo & Robertson Faces Zeferino
The UFC has announced the additions of the final pair of bouts to round out the UFC Fight Night 28 card with at Lightweight Piotr “Pletwal” Hallmann (13-1) being welcomed to the octagon by Francisco Trinaldo (13-2) in a lightweight match-up and in the Welterweight division with Kenny Robertson (12-3) squares off with Joao Zeferino (13-5).
Hallman a Polish born fighter has won 9 consecutive bout, including most recently defeating Juha-Pekka Vainikainen by unanimous decision. “Pletwal” has 12 of 13 wins by stoppage, with 7 KO/TKO’s and 5 submissions.
TUF Brazil season 1 Alum Trinaldo is 3-1 in 4 UFC bouts and has won consecutive bouts, by submission over CJ Keith and Mike Rio. Trinaldo is 7-1 in his last 8 fights. Trinaldo has 10 stoppages win split down the middle with 5 KO/TKO’s and 5 submissions.
Robertson will be looking to bounce back form a majority decision loss to Sean Pierson at UFC 161.Robertson has 8 of 11 stoppage win by submission, including his last win; by inverted kneebar over Brock Jardine.
Zeferino for this bout returns to his home at Welterweight after an on short notice debut loss to Rafael Natal in a Middleweight bout at UFC on FX 8. Prior to the loss to Natal Zeferino han won 7 fights in a row. Zeferino has 9 of 10 stoppage win by submission.
UFC Fihgt Night 28 takes place on September 4, at the Jornalista Drumond Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil; and is headlined by Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan “Darth” Bader.