A featherweight tilt pitting Gilbert Melendez against Arnold Allen has been added to the UFC 239 lineup.
Promotion officials announced the bout on Wednesday. UFC 239 takes place on July 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a light heavyweight championship clash between Jon Jones and Thiago Santos. In the co-main event, Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight crown against ex-champ Holly Holm.
Melendez and Allen were initially slated to meet at “The Ultimate Fighter 30” finale this past November before “El Nino” withdrew from the bout due to injury.