Vitor Belfort’s Brazilian tour continues when he meets final Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the city of Jaragua do Sul.

Sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that UFC on FX 8 is set for May 18 at Arena Jaragua, which is located in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The main card airs on FX following prelims on FUEL TV and Facebook.

Tatame first reported the event’s destination, which follows confirmation of the middleweight fight from UFC President Dana White.

At a press conference in support of this weekend’s UFC on FUEL TV 7 event, White said Belfort (22-10 MMA, 11-6 UFC) vs. Rockhold (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was set for the event, but he didn’t have a date or location for it.

The bout could have title implications for the middleweight division, which was thrown out of whack when Belfort knocked out Michael Bisping at this past month’s UFC on FX 7 event, which took place in Sao Paulo. With a win, Bisping had been guaranteed a title shot with middleweight champ Anderson Silva.

After the fight, the UFC revealed Belfort’s use of testosterone replacement therapy. The fighter dodged questions about his use of the hormone in interviews before and after the bout.

Before the revelation, Belfort said he needed three or four knockout wins to get a rematch with Silva, who knocked him out in devastating fashion when they first met at UFC 126. “The Phenom,” though, expressed his preference for an immediate rematch with light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones, whom he nearly submitted at UFC 152 before tapping out in the fourth. Belfort was skeptical about the benefits of a meeting with Rockhold, but he said he’d fight whomever the UFC wanted.

Belfort is 2-1 as a UFC middleweight.

Rockhold makes his octagon debut on the strength of a nine-fight win streak, which included two defenses of the Strikeforce middleweight title he took from Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

This past July, Rockhold outpointed Tim Kennedy to retain his belt. He then was linked to two separate bookings against Lorenz Larkin, which were scheduled for Nov. 3 and Jan. 12, but he was forced to bow out from both matchups due to a wrist injury.

When UFC parent company Zuffa folded Strikeforce this past month, Rockhold was a lock to fight in the octagon.

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(Pictured: Luke Rockhold)