A featherweight bout has been added to The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale on April 13th as Sam Sicilia will face Maximo Blanco.
UFC officials announced the fight booking on Tuesday night and the fight will take place on the preliminary card.
Sicilia (11-2) is a Ultimate Fighter Alum as he was a contestant on season 15, which was the first season on FX. He won his official UFC debut at the live finale against Cristiano Marcello by TKO in the second round. He would make his second appearance in the octagon at UFC 153 and was defeated in the second round by Rony Jason.
Blanco (8-4-1) is currently on a two fight losing streak, with the losses coming in Strikeforce and the UFC. His UFC debut came last year at UFC 145 against Marcus Brimage and he lost the fight by split decision. His last victory came in 2010 and seven of his eight wins have come by knockout.
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale takes place on April 13th in Las Vegas and is expected to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The fight card does not have a main event at this time and the UFC is expected to announce the main event in the coming days.