Hoping to avoid a fifth straight loss, Bermudez is set to make his UFC lightweight debut on Jan. 19 when he fights Te Edwards at UFC on ESPN+ at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, per Newsday.
MMA Fighting confirmed Bermudez’s division change with sources following an initial report by FloCombat.
Since finishing as a finalist on season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter back in December 2011, Bermudez (16-9) has compiled a 9-7 in the UFC’s 145-pound division (including one catchweight bout). He won seven straight fights from May 2012 to July 2014, but has lost six of his last eight fights.