Following his defeat last month in Brazil, Ernest Chavez has decided to drop down to the featherweight division and he will meet Mirsad Bektic at UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa.
The fight booking was announced by the UFC last night.
UFC Fight Night 49 will come from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 23rd and will be headlined by a lightweight bout as former champion Benson Henderson meets Rafael dos Anjos.
Chavez (7-1) was signed by the UFC at the beginning of this year and won his promotional debut against Yosdenis Cedeno by split decision at UFC 170. He returned at The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale last month and suffered his first career defeat as he was submitted by Elias Silverio.
Bektic (8-0) also made his UFC debut earlier this year as he defeated Chas Skelly by majority decision at UFC on FOX 11. Before making his UFC debut, he had only been to the decision once in his career and four of his stoppage wins came by TKO/KO.
The current UFC Fight Night 49 fight card is below.
Benson Henderson (21-3) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (21-7)
Thiago Alves (20-9) vs. Jordan Mein (28-9)
Wilson Reis (17-5) vs. Tim Elliott (10-5-1)
Tom Niinimaki (21-6-1) vs. Chas Skelly (11-1)
Ernest Chavez (7-1) vs. Mirsad Bektic (8-0)