Yusuke Kasuya has signed with the UFC and he will make his promotional debut next month at UFC Fight Night 75 against Nick Hein in a lightweight bout. 
The fight booking was announced by the UFC on Wednesday morning.
UFC Fight Night 75 will come from the Saitama Super Arena on September 26 and will be headlined by a heavyweight bout as Roy Nelson meets Josh Barnett.
Kasuya (9-1-2) is coming off a submission win in Match at Pacific Xtreme Combat 47 and he is unbeaten in his last four fights. Eight of his nine wins have come by submission and seven of those wins have come in the first round. Hein (12-2, 1NC) has won two of his three fights in the UFC and is coming off a decision win against Łukasz Sajewski. All of his fights in the UFC have gone the distance and his last stoppage win came in 2013.
The current UFC Fight Night 75: Nelson vs. Barnett fight card is below.
Roy Nelson (20-11) vs. Josh Barnett (33-7)
Gegard Mousasi (37-5-2) vs. Roan Carneiro (20-9)
Kyoji Horiguchi (15-2) vs. Chico Camus
Li Jingliang (10-3) vs. Kiichi Kunimoto (18-6-2, 1NC)
Kid Yamamoto (18-6, 2NC) vs. Matt Hobar (9-3)
Takeya Mizugaki (20-9-2) vs. George Roop (15-11-1)
Katsunori Kikuno (23-7-2) vs. Diego Brandao (19-10)
Shinsho Anzai (8-2) vs. Roger Zapata (4-1)
Nick Hein (12-2, 1NC) vs. Yusuke Kasuya (9-1-2)