Following the announcement of Joe Lauzon vs. Takanori Gomi, Erik Koch vs. Ramsey Nijem and Danny Castillo vs. Rustam Khabilov, the promotion made official a welterweight clash between Zak Cummings and Antonio Braga Neto for the upcoming card in Chicago on July 25.
Braga Neto (9-2, 1 no-contest) will cut down to 170 pounds after suffering his first loss in the UFC against Clint Hester. Prior to the split decision loss, Neto tapped Anthony Smith in the first round. The jiu-jitsu world champion holds pre-UFC wins over the likes of Cezar Ferreira, Maiquel Falcao and Brock Larson.