Top-10 UFC lightweight contenders Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta are set to headline the UFC’s return to Milwaukee on Dec. 15.
It is a rematch of a 2014 bout that Iaquinta won by unanimous decision.
Despite the fact he lost to Iaquinta when they met at UFC 169, Lee is the No. 5-ranked contender in the division and Iaquinta is currently ranked ninth. That is likely in part due to Lee being nearly twice as active as Iaquinta since their first fight.
Lee (17-3) has gone 10-2 since losing to Iaquinta with notable stoppage victories over Edson Barboza and Michael Chiesa among others, while Iaquinta has only fought seven times since beating Lee.
Iaquinta (13–4–1) most recently competed at UFC 223 in April when he lost a five-round unanimous decision to current 155-pound champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, which snapped a five-fight winning streak.
Other fights expected to take place on the card include:
— Jared Gordon vs. Joaquim Silva
— Erik Koch vs. Dwight Grant
— Gerald Meerschaert vs. Jack Hermansson
— Drakkar Klose vs. Bobby Green
— Jessica Rose-Clark vs. Andrea Lee
— Edson Barboza vs. Dan Hooker
— Dan Ige vs. Jordan Griffin
— Rob Font vs. Sergio Pettis
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