Pelé in the sport. Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on 23 October 1940, in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, the son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho (born João Ramos do Nascimento) and Celeste Arantes. He was the elder of two siblings. He was named after the American inventor Thomas Edison. His parents decided to remove the "i" and call him "Edson", but there was a mistake on the birth certificate, leading many documents to show his name as "Edison", not "Edson", as he is called. He was originally nicknamed "Dico" by his family. He received the nickname "Pelé" during his
Felipe Arantes UFC 212. However on May 11, Arantes was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Brian Kelleher. Arantes was scheduled to face Luke Sanders on September 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 116. However, the fight was scrapped after Arantes fell sick on September 14 from an undisclosed illness. Arantes faced Josh Emmett in a featherweight bout on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 118. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Arantes faced Yadong Song on June 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132. He lost the fight via knockout in the