A bout between highly ranked bantamweights Urijah Faber
(28-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Yuri Alcantara (28-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has been booked for
UFC on FOX Sports 1 1.
Case Keefer of the Las Vegas Sun today tweeted news of
the bout. MMAjunkie.com subsequently confirmed it with UFC officials.
UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 takes place Aug. 17 at TD Garden in
Boston and marks the promotion’s debut on the new cable network, which launches
the same day. Faber vs. Alcantara likely will be part of the main card.
Faber is currently ranked No. 3 in the USA TODAY
Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA bantamweight rankings. Alcantara is ranked No. 13.
Faber recently picked up his third submission win in four
fights by tapping out Scott Jorgensen in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter
17 Finale. The former WEC champion’s only career losses have come in title
fights, including one against Renan Barao for the UFC interim title in July
2012.
He’ll face another contender in Alcantara, who’s 14-1
(with one no-contest) in his past 16 fights. Most recently, the former
lightweight and featherweight knocked out Iliarde Santos at UFC on FX 8. The
onetime WEC fighter’s other UFC victories have come over Felipe Arantes and
Michihiro Omigawa while the lone defeat came to Hacran Dias via decision.
The latest UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 card now includes:
Travis Browne vs Alistair Overeem
Yuri Alcantara vs Urijah Faber
Thiago Alves vs Matt Brown
Michael Johnson vs Joe Lauzon
Uriah Hall vs Nick Ring
Conor McGregor vs Andy Ogle
Mike Brown vs Akira Corassani
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