Lucas Martins is moving up to the featherweight division at UFC Fight Night 45 on July 16th in Atlantic City and will meet Jim Alers.
The fight booking was announced by the UFC on Tuesday.
UFC Fight Night Atlantic City will come from the Ovation Hall inside the Revel Casino and will be headlined by Donald Cerrone meeting Jim Miller in a five round lightweight bout.
Martins (14-1) entered the UFC as a lightweight and his most recent fight took place at bantamweight. He won his bantamweight debut at UFC Fight Night 29 against Junior Hernandez by technical submission in the first round.
Alers (13-1) made his UFC debut last month and defeated Alan Omer by split decision at UFC Fight Night 39. He is currently on a nine fight winning streak and six of those wins have come by submission.
The current UFC Fight Night Atlantic City fight card is below.
Donald Cerrone (23-6, 1NC) vs. Jim Miller (24-4, 1NC)
John Lineker (19-6) vs. Alptekin Ozkilic (9-2)
John Howard (22-9) vs. Rick Story (16-8)
Pat Healy (29-19, 1NC) vs. Gleison Tibau (28-10)
Edson Barboza (13-2) vs. Evan Dunham (14-5)
Lucas Martins (14-1) vs. Jim Alers (13-1)