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10 Facts About Yuri Villefort

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Yuri Villefort was born on March 23,1991 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division.

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Yuri Villefort is the younger brother of fellow mixed martial artist Danillo Villefort.

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Yuri Villefort was expected to face Travis Bush on July 24,2011 at Strikeforce Challengers 16: Fodor vs Terry.

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Yuri Villefort made his debut against Quinn Mulhern on May 19,2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier.

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Yuri Villefort was expected to face Nah-Shon Burrell on September 29,2012 at Strikeforce: Melendez vs Healy.

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Yuri Villefort made his promotional debut against fellow Strikeforce import Nah-Shon Burrell on February 23,2013 at UFC 157.

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Yuri Villefort lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision.

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Yuri Villefort faced Sean Spencer on September 4,2013 at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader.

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Yuri Villefort lost the fight via split decision.

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Yuri Villefort returned to MMA after a one-year hiatus, and faced Chris Bennett at Fight Time 21 on November 7,2014.