Henry Cejudo will make his UFC debut as a bantamweight as he will meet Dustin Kimura in a preliminary bout at UFC on FOX 13 in Phoenix, Arizona on December 13th.
The fight booking was reported by the Arizona Central and was immediately confirmed by the UFC.
UFC on FOX 13 will come from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona on December 13th and will be headlined by a heavyweight bout as former UFC champion Junior dos Santos meets Stipe Miocic.
Cejudo (6-0) was scheduled to make his UFC debut at UFC 177 in August in a flyweight bout against Scott Jorgensen. However, he had medical issues on weigh-in day and he was pulled from the event. Prior to entering the UFC, four of his six wins came by TKO or submission.
Kimura (11-2) made his UFC debut at the beginning of last year and has gone 2-2 in the promotion. Both of his wins have come by submission and he is coming off a decision defeat to George Roop at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.
The current UFC on FOX 13: Dos Santos vs. Miocic fight card is below.
Junior dos Santos (16-3) vs. Stipe Miocic (12-1)
Nate Diaz (17-9) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (22-7)
Alistair Overeem (37-14, 1NC) vs. Stefan Struve (25-6)
Jamie Varner (21-10-1, 2NC) vs. Drew Dober (14-6)
Derek Brunson (12-3) vs. Ed Herman (22-10, 1NC)
Joe Ellenberger (15-1) vs. Bryan Barberena (9-2)
Matt Mitrione (8-3) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (16-8)
Ben Saunders (17-6-2) vs. Joe Riggs (40-14, 1NC)
John Moraga (15-3) vs. Jussier Formiga (17-3)
Anthony Birchak (11-1) vs. Ian Entwistle (8-2)
David Michaud (7-1) vs. Garett Whiteley (7-2)
Claudia Gadelha (12-0) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (7-0)
Henry Cejudo (6-0) vs. Dustin Kimura (11-2)