The rumored heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson is now official as the fight will headlined the UFC Fight Night card in Japan on September 21st.
UFC President Dana White made the fight official on Friday night on Twitter.
UFC Fight Night Japan will come from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and ticket information will be released by the UFC in the coming weeks.
Hunt (9-8-1) is coming off a draw against Antonio Silva at UFC Fight Night 33 in December and has been recovering from a hand injury. After losing his UFC debut in 2010, he went on to win four fights in a row before losing to former UFC champion Junior dos Santos last year at UFC 160.
Nelson (20-9) snapped a two fight losing streak last month as he defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria by knockout in the first round at UFC Fight Night 39. It was his first win in nearly a year and all of his victories in the UFC have come by knockout.
More information on this event, including more fight bookings will be announced by the UFC shortly.