The UFC will make the trek back to Chicago, IL for UFC on FOX 6 and the card continues to grow. Josh Janousek is set to take on Michael Kuiper on the latest FOX card.
MMAFighting.com first reported the latest match-up.
Janousek (8-1) is a former NCAA Division II All-American who will be making his promotional debut. The Minnesota native is riding a six fight winning streak, however has not fought since April of 2011 when he beat B.J. Lacy in a regional show. He has taken on coaching gigs in his off-time – the most recent was when he helped Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira prepare for his UFC 134 battle with Brendan Schaub.
Janousek has spent his MMA career at heavyweight, however this match-up will be contested at 185lbs.
Kuiper (12-1) came into the UFC with a fantastic 10-0 undefeated record. He tasted his first loss in his UFC debut against Rafael Natal at UFC 143, but in his next match he defeated Jared Hamman by TKO at UFC 150 this past August.
UFC on FOX 6 will go down on January 26, 2013 and is expected to be headlined by Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson. Other fights announced on the card are Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira.
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