Heavyweights Jon Madsen (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and Mike Russow (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will meet at UFC Fight Night 24. UFC execs today officially announced the matchup, which takes place on the preliminary portion of the March event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported the contest.
Featuring a light heavyweight matchup between longtime veterans between Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, "UFC Fight Night 24: Ortiz vs. Nogueira" takes place March 29 at Seattle's KeyArena and airs on Spike TV.
Tickets for the event go on sale this week.
Russow, a Chicago cop, is back on the MMA beat after suffering a broken arm in his most recent fight, a spectacular come-from-behind knockout win over Todd Duffee at UFC 114. Easily one of the best comebacks in the promotion's recent history, the performance put another $65,000 in his pocket with "Knockout of the Night" honors. And it certainly muted a bland taste left by his octagon debut, when he took on Justin McCully at UFC 102 and ground out an unexceptional decision win.
Madsen, meanwhile, is on a bit of a tear since his turn on "The Ultimate Fighter 10." The H.I.T. Squad-trained fighter is now 4-0 inside the octagon and most recently sent veteran Gilbert Yvel packing with a first-round TKO win at UFC 121. It was Madsen's first stoppage victory after three consecutive decision wins against Karlos Vemola, Mostapha Al-Turk and fellow "TUF 10" castmate Justin Wren.
Madsen has yet to meet defeat in his professional career.
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