A light-heavyweight matchup between Krzysztof Soszynski (25-11-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Anthony Perosh (11-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) is targeted for UFC 131.
MMAjunkie today learned of the impending fight from sources close to the event, who said verbal agreements are in place with paperwork on the way.
Although not officially announced, UFC 131 is expected to take place June 11 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A heavyweight title eliminator between "The Ultimate Fighter 13" coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos headlines the night's pay-per-view main card.
It's not clear if Soszynski vs. Perosh will be part of the main card or possibly broadcast or streamed as part of a preliminary-card special.
Soszynski since has campaigned for a rubber match with the runner-up of "The Ultimate Fighter 1," but it looks like that Bonnar trilogy fight will have to wait for now.
Perosh recently dropped to light heavyweight and picked up his first UFC win in four octagon appearances when he submitted Wolfslair fighter Tom Blackledge in front of a hometown crowd at UFC 127. The win was under considerably better circumstances than his previous appearance, a short-notice fight at UFC 110 against heavyweight Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic that was stopped after the second round when doctors ruled him unable to continue.
The Sydney native's first two UFC fights didn't go so well, either. He was stopped by Jeff Monson at UFC 61 and bested on points by Christian Wellisch at UFC 66.
Perosh is undoubtedly looking to build on his recent momentum with a win over "The Polish Experiment."
Soszynski since has campaigned for a rubber match with the runner-up of "The Ultimate Fighter 1," but it looks like that Bonnar trilogy fight will have to wait for now.
Soszynski is back at it after undergoing surgery for meniscus tears in both knees, as well as a deviated septum. He most recently appeared this past November at UFC 122, where he bested Goran Reljic by unanimous decision. The win put him back on the right foot after Stephan Bonnar stopped him by second-round TKO at UFC 116 (though he and Bonnar were awarded an extra $75,000 each for "Fight of the Night" honors). That fight was a rematch from a meeting at UFC 110 that ended when doctors ruled Bonnar unable to continue in the third round due to a nasty cut.
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