After having seven fights in the UFC bantamweight division, Vaughan Lee is dropping down to the flyweight division and will make his 125 pound debut against Paddy Holohan at UFC Fight Night 72.
The fight booking was announced by the UFC on Tuesday morning.
UFC Fight Night 72 will come from the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on July 18 and will be headlined by a middleweight bout as Michael Bisping meets Thales Leites.
Lee (14-10-1) has alternated wins and losses since entering the UFC in 2011. His most recent fight came in May of last year as he lost to Iuri Alcantra by knockout. Holohan (11-1-1) made his UFC debut last year and has won two of his three fights in the UFC. He is coming off a decision win in January as he defeated Shane Howell at UFC Fight Night 59.
The current UFC Fight Night 72 fight card is below.
Michael Bisping (26-7) vs. Thales Leites (25-4)
Ross Pearson (17-8, 1NC) vs. Evan Dunham (15-6)
Joanne Calderwood (9-1) vs. Bec Rawlings (6-4)
Robert Whiteford (11-2) vs. Paul Redmond (10-5)
Leonardo Mafra (12-2) vs. Stevie Ray (17-5)
Joseph Duffy (13-1) vs. Ivan Jorge (26-4)
Leon Edwards (9-2) vs. Pawel Pawlak (11-1)
Ilir Latifi (9-4, 1NC) vs. Hans Stringer (22-6-3)
Paddy Holohan (11-1-1) vs. Vaughan Lee (14-10-1)