A lightweight bout has been announced for UFC Fight Night 62 on March 21 in Brazil as Francisco Trinaldo will meet Akbarh Arreola in a bout likely to be place on the preliminary card.
The fight booking was announced by the UFC on Tuesday.
UFC Fight Night 62 will come from the Ginasio do Maracanazinho and will be headlined by a bantamweight bout as Urijah Faber meets Raphael Assuncao in a rematch of their bout in the WEC.
Trinaldo (15-4) entered the UFC in 2012 and has won two of his last three fights. His most recent win came in September as he defeated Leandro Silva by unanimous decision. Arreola (23-8-1) was signed by the UFC last year and has gone 1-1 in the promotion. After losing his debut, he returned at UFC Fight Night 57 and defeated Yves Edwards by submission.
The current UFC Fight Night 62: Faber vs. Assuncao fight card is below.
Urijah Faber (32-7) vs. Raphael Assuncao (23-4)
Demian Maia (19-60 vs. Ryan LaFlare (11-0)
Josh Thomson (20-7) vs. Gilbert Burns (9-0)
Ben Saunders (18-6-2) vs. Erick Silva (17-5)
Matt Wiman (16-7) vs. Leonardo Santos (13-3-1)
Cain Carrizosa (6-1) vs. Leonardo Mafra (11-2)
Drew Dober (15-6) vs. Leandro Silva (17-2-1)
Francisco Trinaldo (15-4) vs. Akbarh Arreola (23-8-1)