Gray Maynard will return to the division where he challenged for championship gold when he meets Nik Lentz in a lightweight affair at UFC 229 in Las Vegas on Oct. 6.
The promotion confirmed the pairing to the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday. UFC 229 takes place at T-Mobile Arena and is headlined by a lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.
Maynard went 2-1 in three featherweight appearances in the Octagon, earning triumphs over Teruto Ishihara and Fernando Bruno while falling to Ryan Hall.