The UFC is quickly filling up the Manchester, England card, scheduled for October 26th, and two more fights have been booked for the event. First up is a flyweight fight between England's own Phil Harris against John Lineker:
Harris and Lineker were scheduled to fight at UFC 163 in Brazil, but an injury to Harris forced a switch of opponent, and Lineker instead faced (and defeated) Jose Maria Tome by 2nd round TKO. The last time Harris (22-10) fought was in London at UFC on Fuel 7, where he edged out Ulysses Gomez by decision. Lineker (22-6) has won 3 straight fights but has missed weight twice, including the win over Tome, so if he wants to be a contender at 125 he actually has to make the weight.
Meanwhile, in the welterweight division, Gunnar Nelson will take on Jordan Mein in a battle of young guns.
Nelson (11-0-1) is 2-0 in the UFC, but both DaMarques Johnson and Jorge Santiago are out of the organization. He was originally given a step up in competition at UFC 160 vs. Mike Pyle, but the Iceland native had to pull out with an injury.
Mein (27-9) is only 23 years old but has 36 pro fights (plus several amateur ones) under his belt. After stopping Dan Miller at UFC 158, Mein took a short notice fight with Matt Brown, earning FOTN honors but coming away with a 2nd round TKO loss. The Canadian has otherwise won 9 of his last 11 fights overall.
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Munoz airs live on Fox Sports 2 on October 26th.