Tatame reports that Brazilian PRIDE sensation and former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho is one of the confirmed participants for Bitetti Combat 6, scheduled to be held on February 27th in Brasilia, Brazil.

Fernando Miranda, the promoter, said that they want to have a good mix of international fighters and Brazilians for the card and are working on getting competitors in for the event. Filho, once hailed as the best athletes out of Brazilian Top Team and a force to reckon with in PRIDE during its heydays, has fallen on hard times lately, battling addictions and a lack of confidence and conditioning. This, and fights from here on are extremely important for the former champion if he is to get his name back up again and in to the ranks of the elite in his division.

Time will tell what happens with Filho, but we sincerely hope that the Brazilian comes out and wows the MMA fans once again like he used to.