Felipe Arantes (born 9 February 1988) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competed in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions.
Arantes started training in Judo and Tae Kwon Do at 12 years old and Muay Thai when he was 14.
He competed in events for smaller promotions in his native Brazil (Paranagua Fight, Samurai FC, Full Battle Heroes) and in the United States (Ultimate Warrior Challenge and Urban Conflict Championships) before signing with the UFC.
[6] He made his promotional debut on 27 August 2011 at UFC 134 against Iuri Alcântara, replacing an injured Antonio Carvalho.
[20] Making his bantamweight debut, Arantes faced Yves Jabouin on 23 August 2015 at UFC Fight Night 74.
[25] Arantes faced Érik Pérez on 5 November 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.
[28] However, on 11 May, Arantes was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Brian Kelleher.
[31] Arantes faced Josh Emmett in a featherweight bout on 21 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night 118.