A featherweight bout has been announced to the UFC Fight Night 53 card on October 4th in Sweden as Dennis Siver will return from suspension and meet Robert Whiteford.
The fight booking was announced by UFC officials on Tuesday morning.
UFC Fight Night 53 will come from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on October 4th and the event will air on Fight Pass.
Siver (21-9, 1NC) was suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission following his decision win against Manny Gamburyan at UFC 168. He tested positive for hCg and received a suspension of nine months, along with the result of the fight being overturned to a no-contest.
Whiteford (11-2) made his UFC debut last year and lost his debut to Jimy Hettes at UFC Fight Night 30 by technical submission. He returned at UFC 171 in March and scored a decision victory against Daniel Pineda.
The current UFC Fight Night 53 fight card is below.
Nico Musoke (12-3, 1NC) vs. Amir Sadollah (6-4)
Niklas Backstrom (8-0, 1NC) vs. Mike Wilkinson (8-1)
Dennis Siver (21-9, 1NC) vs. Robert Whiteford (11-2)