A pivotal flyweight contest between Henry Cejudo and Sergio Pettis has been added to UFC 211.
The promotion announced the news yesterday.
Cejudo (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) went 4-0 in his first four octagon appearances, defeating Dustin Kimura, Chris Cariaso, Chico Camus and Jussier Formiga, all by decision. He then faced Demetrious Johnson for the UFC Flyweight Championship, but was stopped in the first round. Rebounding from the title shot loss, the former Olympian faced Joseph Benavidez in the main event of the TUF 24 finale, but lost the bout via split decision.
Pettis (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is most well known as the younger brother of former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis, but has been making a name for himself in the UFC, and is currently riding a three fight win streak. The first victory of that streak came against Chris Cariaso at UFC 192, before he hen defeated Chris Kelades at UFC 197 before most recently getting the better of John Moraga at UFC Phoenix.
UFC 211 takes place live from the American Airlines Center on May 13. The card is expected to be headlined by a heavyweight championship fight between current champion Stipe Miocic and Junior dos Santos.
