A heavyweight bout is the latest addition to the UFC 192 fight card on October 3 as Ruslan Magomedov meets Shawn Jordan in a bout that will likely be placed on the televised preliminary card.
The UFC confirmed the fight booking to the Houston Chronicle on Wednesday.
UFC 192 will come from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and will be headlined by a title fight as Daniel Cormier defends the light heavyweight title against Alexander Gustafsson.
Magomedov (13-1) made his UFC debut last year and has gone 2-0 in the promotion. He is currently on an eight fight winning streak and his most recent win came in November of last year against Josh Copeland. Jordan (18-6) has won three in a row and is 6-3 in the UFC. During his winning streak, all of the wins have come by TKO/KO and has won a performance of the night bonus in his last two fights.
The current UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson fight card is below.
Daniel Cormier (16-1) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (16-3)
Rashad Evans (19-3-1) vs. Ryan Bader (19-4)
Ruslan Magomedov (13-1) vs. Shawn Jordan (18-6)