A bantamweight affair between Edwin Figueroa (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Jason Reinhardt (20-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) is the latest addition to August's UFC on Versus 5 event.UFC officials announced the new bout overnight.
"Jason Reinhardt and Edwin Figueroa have verbally agreed to face each other in a bantamweight bout, Aug. 14 in Milwaukee," UFC president Dana White stated. "With 20 wins, Reinhardt has never gone the distance, and Figueroa is coming off a sensational 'Fight of The Night' performance against Michael McDonald."
Featuring a welterweight clash between Dan Hardy and Chris Lytle, UFC on Versus 5 takes place Aug. 14 at Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The night's main card airs live on Versus.
Figueroa vs. Reinhardt is expected to take place on the evening's unaired preliminary card.
Reinhardt seeks a rare third chance at a first impression, as he's come up short in previous UFC contests with Tiequan Zhang and Joe Lauzon. Both fights ended via submission. Meanwhile, Reinhardt has never lost a fight on the regional scene and has earned stoppage wins in all 20 of his victories.
Figueroa looks for his first UFC win, and this time he'll have the benefit of a proper training camp. "El Feroz" dropped a hard-fought decision to McDonald at March's UFC Fight Night 24 event after taking the bout on less than two-weeks' notice. The defeat was the first of Figueroa's career.
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