Edson Barboza is expected to make his first featherweight foray against Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night 172 on May 16.
Brazilian outlet Combate first reported the matchup. UFC Fight Night 172 takes playce at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida and will also include a middleweight tilt pitting Eryk Anders against Krzystzof Jotko, according to a report from MMAjunkie.com. The card will be headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris.
Barboza elected to drop to 145 pounds after losing four of his last five Octagon appearances at lightweight.