A welterweight bout has been added to the UFC Fight Night 43 card on June 28th in New Zealand as Ultimate Fighter alum Neil Magny will meet Claudio Silva.
The fight booking was announced by the UFC on Thursday.
UFC Fight Night 43 will come from the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand and will be headlined by a middleweight bout as James Te-Huna meets Nate Marquardt.
Magny (10-3) has won back to back fights in the UFC and has gone 3-2 in the organization since appearing on The Ultimate Fighter 16. His most recent victory came last week at UFC Fight Night 40 as he won by unanimous decision against Tim Means.
Silva (10-1) made his UFC debut earlier this year at UFC Fight Night 37 in England and defeated Brad Scott by unanimous decision. It was his tenth straight victory and was only his second career win to come by decision.
The current UFC Fight Night 43: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt fight card is below.
James Te-Huna (16-7) vs. Nate Marquardt (32-12-2)
Charles Oliveira (17-4, 1NC) vs. Hatsu Hioki (27-7-2)
Gian Villante (11-5) vs. Sean O’Connell (15-5)
Robert Whittaker (11-4) vs. Mike Rhodes (6-2)
Jon Delos Reyes (7-3) vs. Richie Vaculik (9-2)
Soa Palelei (21-3) vs. Jared Rosholt (10-1)
Neil Magny (10-3) vs. Claudio Silva (10-1)