▁ch oking ▁Ar in elli ▁un cons cious ▁with ▁a ▁D ' ar ce ▁cho ke ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁Fer re ira , ▁again , ▁fought ▁for ▁Bit etti ▁Com bat , ▁fighting ▁on ▁their ▁sevent h ▁event . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Cass iano ▁Ric ardo ▁Cast an ho ▁de ▁Fre itas ▁via ▁T K O ▁( do ctor ▁sto pp age ) ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁ ▁Fer re ira ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁train ▁with ▁V itor ▁at ▁X tre me ▁C out ure . ▁He ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁Ring ▁of ▁Fire ▁ 4 0 ▁card ▁in ▁Bro om field , ▁Colorado ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Fer re ira ▁defeated ▁Cha un ▁Sim s ▁via ▁knock out ▁only ▁ 1 7 ▁seconds ▁into ▁round ▁one . ▁Fer re ira ▁took ▁his ▁second ▁professional ▁defeat ▁at ▁Super ior ▁C age ▁Com bat ▁ 2 ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁losing ▁to ▁El vis ▁Mut ap c ic ▁via ▁one - p unch ▁knock out . ▁ ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁F ighter ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁Mut ante ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁particip ant ▁on ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁F ighter : ▁Brazil . ▁Mut ante ▁defeated ▁Gustav o ▁S ampa io ▁by ▁submission