Francisco Trinaldo vs. Chad Laprise official for UFC Fight Night 74

A lightweight bout is now set for UFC Fight Night 74 as Ultimate Fighter Nations winner Chad Laprise meets Francisco Trinaldo on the main card.UFC Fight Night 74

The fight booking was made official by the UFC on Friday.

UFC Fight Night 74 will come from the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on August 23 and will be headlined by a featherweight bout as Max Holloway meets Charles Oliveria.

Laprise (10-0) won The Ultimate Fighter Nations in 2014 when he defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier by split decision. He is 3-0 in the UFC and he is coming off a decision victory against Bryan Barberena. Trinaldo (17-4) has won three in a row and is coming off a decision win against Norman Parke. He is 7-3 in the UFC and his last four wins have come by decision.

The current UFC Fight Night 74: Holloway vs. Oliveira fight card is below.

Max Holloway (13-3) vs. Charles Oliveira (20-4)
Rick Story (18-8) vs. Erick Silva (18-5 1NC)
Patrick Cote (21-9) vs. Josh Burkman (28-12)
Maryna Moroz (6-0) vs. Valerie Letourneau (7-3)
Chris Kelades (8-2) vs. Chris Beal (10-1)
Chad Laprise (11-0) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (17-4)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (6-1) vs. TBD
Sam Stout (21-11-1) vs. Frankie Perez (9-2)
Yves Jabouin (20-10) vs. Felipe Arantes (16-7-1, 2NC)
Shane Campbell (11-3) vs. Elias Silverio (11-1)
Nikita Krylov (18-4) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (13-2-1)
Misha Cirkunov (9-2) vs. Sean O’Connell (17-6)