A lightweight bout has been booked for UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin on November 22nd as Ultimate Fighter alum James Vick will meet Nick Hein.
The fight booking was announced by the UFC on Friday.
UFC Fight Night 57 will come from the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas on November 22nd and the event will air live on Fox Sports 1.
Vick (6-0) was born in Mineral Wells, Texas and this will be his fifth career fight to take place in his home state. Two of his six wins have come in the UFC and his most recent win came last month when he defeated Valmir Lazaro by decision at UFC Fight Night 49.
Hein (11-1, 1NC) made his UFC debut earlier this year and defeated Drew Dober by decision at UFC Fight Night 41. It was his fifth straight win and he is unbeaten in his last seven fights.
The current UFC Fight Night 57 fight card is below.
Joseph Benavidez (20-4) vs. Dustin Ortiz (14-3)
Paige VanZant (3-1) vs. Kailin Young (3-0)
Matt Wiman (15-7) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (14-5-1)
Luke Barnatt (8-1) vs. Roger Narvaez (6-1)
Jared Rosholt (11-1) vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk (49-9-1)
James Vick (6-0) vs. Nick Hein (11-1, 1NC)