TJ Dillashaw will make his first UFC bantamweight title defense on August 30th in Sacramento against Renan Barao in an immediate rematch of their fight at UFC 173 on Memorial Day weekend.
The fight booking was officially announced by UFC President Dana White on a special edition of UFC Tonight last night in Las Vegas.
Dillashaw (10-2) dominated Barao to win the UFC title back in May and won the fight in the fifth round with a TKO. It was the second straight win for Dillashaw and he won the fight of the night and performance of the night bonus.
The defeat for Barao (32-2, 1NC) snapped a 32 fight unbeaten streak with his last defeat coming in his pro debut in 2005. The title defense against Dillashaw was his fourth interim/unified title defense and White hinted since the first fight ended that an immediate rematch was possible.
UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Barao II will come from the Sleep Train Arena and tickets for the event will go on sale July 18th for the pay-per-view card.