Gegard Mousasi and Roan Carneiro will attempt to take a step closer to a UFC middleweight title shot when they meet at UFC Fight Night 77 in Japan.
MMAWeekly.com sources confirmed the bout, which was first speculated by MMA Planet.
Mousasi (37-5-2) is a former Strikeforce and Dream champion, but has had a difficult time getting to a UFC championship bout. He’s been close a couple of times, but was derailed by both Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.
Since the loss to Jacare, Mousasi has strung together back-to-back victories over former Pride champion Dan Henderson and, more recently, Costas Philippou.