Paul Daley to Headline Dubai Fighting Championships 4 Against Rodrigo 'Ximbica' Ribeiro

Paul Daley takes on Rodrigo Ribeiro at DFC 4 in May

UK Welterweight star Paul 'Semtex' Daley will be returning to the cage in May, where he will take on BJJ Blackbelt & ONE FC Veteran Rodrigo 'Ximbica' Ribeiro, in the main event at Dubai Fighting Championships 4, at The Madinat Arena in Mina A' Salam, Dubai.

Dubai Fighting Championships released the following statement on their Facebook page earlier today:

It's OFFICIAL. Bellator MMA Superstar & ex UFC Contender Paul 'Semtex' Daley is headlining DFC 4 against BJJ Blackbelt & ONE FC Veteran Rodrigo 'Ximbica' Ribeiro.

This is a HUGE fight for MMA in the Middle East & pits a KO specialist against a Submission Master. Styles make fights & this promises to be EXPLOSIVE!

Fight fans & media do NOT miss this. DFC 4 promises to be the Biggest MMA event in UAE history since the UFC invasion.

Tickets on sale soon....

Friday 10th May 2013 - Madinat Arena - Mina A' Salam, Dubai 

Nottinghams Paul Daley enters the bout on a 2 fight win streak which include a spectacular flying-knee TKO over Patrick Vallee at Cage Contenders 16. 

A prized signing for Bellator Fighting Championships in 2012, Daley was expected to compete for the promotion in January as part of the Bellators welterweight tournament against War Machine, however a legal issue saw Daley unable to obtain a visa for entry in to the USA, and the bout was ultimately scrapped. He has since been given permission by Bellator to fight for other promotions, while he resolves his legal issues.

His opponent Rodrigo 'Ximbica' Ribeiro holds a 9-10 record and enters this having lost his last 2 fights to Rustam Khabilov and Phil Baroni both under the One FC promotion. 

For more on DFC 4, check out our Calendar section of our website.