Following a loss in his WEC debut to Bowles, Galvão returned to Japan to challenge the undefeated Bantamweight title holder Masakatsu Ueda.
Ueda faced Travis Marx in the first round of the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament and suffered a unanimous decision loss in a competitive fight.
His retirement fight came on September 14, 2011 at the age of 45 when he lost to Masakatsu Ueda via split decision.
Masakatsu Funaki | Masakatsu Ueda | Kana Ueda | Hajime Ueda | Akira Ueda | Ueda Akinari | Takeshi Ueda | Shōji Ueda | Masakatsu Morita | Fumito Ueda |