by Kevin Souza. The bout with Pepey eventually took place on November 9, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 32. Sicilia won the fight via TKO in the first round. Sicilia faced Cole Miller on January 15, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 35. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. Sicilia was expected to face promotional newcomer Doo Ho Choi on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173. However, Choi pulled out of the bout citing an injury. Sicilia instead faced promotional newcomer Aaron Phillips. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Sicilia faced Katsunori Kikuno at UFC Fight Night 52 on September 20, 2014. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. Sicilia next fought Akira Corassani on January 24, 2015, at UFC on Fox 14. Sicilia won the fight via KO in the first round. A rescheduled bout with Doo Ho Choi was expected to take place on July 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 71. However, Choi pulled out of the fight in late June for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Yaotzin Meza. Sicilia won the fight by unanimous decision. A bout with Choi was scheduled a third time and took place on November 21, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 79. Sicilia lost the bout via TKO in the first round. Sicilia next faced Gabriel Benítez on September 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 94. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. Sicilia faced promotional newcomer Gavin Tucker on February 19, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 105. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In May 2017, Sicilia was released from the company. Bellator MMA On August 17, 2017, it was announced that Sicilia signed with Bellator MMA. Sicilia faced former Bellator champion Marcos Galvão at Bellator 189 on December 1, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. In his second fight for the promotion, Sicilia faced Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 198 on April 28, 2018. He lost the fight via arm-triangle choke submission in the first round. In his third fight for the promotion, Sicilia faced Derek Campos at Bellator 212 on December 14, 2018. He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision. In April 2019, news surfaced that Sicilia had signed a new exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator. Bellator Featherweight grand prix In the initial round of Bellator's Featherweight GP, Sicilia lost to Pedro Carvalho at Bellator