Urijah Faber is set to meet Alex “Bruce LeRoy” Caceres at UFC 175 in a battle of popular bantamweights.
The UFC confirmed the 135-pound matchup after an initial report from ESPN.
Faber (30-7) is looking to bounce back from a TKO loss to champion Renan Barao in the main event of UFC 169 in February.
Caceres (10–5, 1 NC) is coming off an upset win over Sergio Pettis in January. Caceres earned a Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night bonus after locking up a rear-naked choke with just 21 seconds remaining in the final round.
In other UFC news…
— Lightweight contenders Michael Johnson and Josh Thomson have been added to UFC on FOX 12, which takes place July 26. Thomson (20-6, 1 NC) is coming off a close split decision loss to Benson Henderson in January, while Johnson (15-8) has won three straight over Melvin Guillard, Gleison Tibau and Joe Lauzon.
— Canadian Sarah Moras will make her UFC debut against fellow newcomer Alexis Dufresne at the TUF 19 Finale on July 6.
— Riding high off his knockout win over Ruan Potts last weekend, Soa Palelei will return to the cage against Jared Rosholt at UFC Fight Night 43 on June 28.
— A featherweight bout between Steven Siler and Noad Lahat is in the works for UFC on FOX 12. Both men are coming off knockout losses at UFC Fight Night 38 in March.
