According to a report by Sherdog, Canadian bantamweight Ivan Menjivar will John Albert, cast member from Spike TV's fourteenth season of 'The Ultimate Fighter'. The fight will be part of UFC on Fuel TV 1, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's inaugural live fighting event on Fuel TV.
Menjivar enters this bout on a two-fight win streak, having most recently won a unanimous decision against Nick Page at UFC 133 in August of this year. Albert, by contrast, most recently made his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. He stopped fellow castmate Dustin Pague with strikes in just over a minute in the first round.
In addition, the UFC formally announced a heavyweight clash for the event. "Undefeated heavyweights will collide as verbal agreements are in for 8-0 Phil De Fries versus 7-0 Stipe Miocic on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska," said UFC President Dana White on the UFC's website.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 is slated for February 15th in Omaha, Nebraska. Welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez square off in the night's main event.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 fight card:
Welterweight: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Heavyweight: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman
Middleweight: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes
Featherweight: Jonathan Brookins vs. Rani Yahya
Bantamweight: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
Heavyweight: Phil De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic