A bout with bantamweight-title implications has been added to February's UFC 143 card.
UFC officials today announced that former title challenger Scott Jorgensen (13-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and surging Renan Barao (27-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who looks for his 28th straight win, have agreed to meet at UFC 143.
UFC 143 takes place Feb. 4 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Me die weekend.
The event's main card airs live on pay-per-view, and Jorgensen vs. Barao likely will be part of the broadcast.
Since suffering a unanimous-decision loss to Dominick Cruz at WEC 53 for the UFC/WEC title, the Utah-based Jorgensen has moved to the UFC and picked up back-to-back wins over Ken Stone (knockout) and Jeff Curran (decision). The former Boise State wrestler and three-time Pac-10 champion is now 7-1 over the past three years.
Barao, who dominated in the Brazilian regional scene upon his 2005 pro debut, made his North American debut with the WEC in 2010. After submission wins over Anthony Leone and Chris Cariaso, he then moved to the UFC. He scored a decision victory over Cole Escovedo in his octagon debut, and most recently, he choked out fast-rising Brad Pickett in the co-headliner of this past month's UFC 138 event in England.
Source: UFC 143 adds bantamweights Scott Jorgensen vs. Renan Barao
Cant wait!