A featherweight tussle will take place on Memorial Day weekend, as Dennis Bermudez will take on Max Holloway at UFC 160.
UFC officials brought word of the match-up on Thursday.
Bermudez (10-3) has been on quite the tear since losing to Diego Brandao in the TUF 14 finale. He is currently riding a three fight winning streak, with victories over Pablo Garza, Tommy Hayden and most recently Matt Grice at UFC 157.
During the three fight streak, Bermudez has won two bonuses: submission of the night at UFC 150 and fight of the night at UFC 157.
Holloway (7-1) picked up his lone loss in his UFC debut against Dustin Poirier at UFC 143. Since than, the Hawaiian born fighter has won three in a row, including his most recently a split decision against Leonard Garcia at UFC 155.
UFC 160 will go down on May 25 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event will be for the UFC heavyweight championship as Cain Velasquez will take on Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. Also announced for the UFC 160 card is former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt.
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