An important featherweight tilt is headed to the Windy City.
Former UFC title challenger Ricardo Lamas is set to meet rising prospect Mirsad Bektic at UFC 225 in Chicago, promotion officials announced Thursday. Combate first reported the pairing last week.
Lamas (18-6) is coming off a surprising first-round knockout loss to Josh Emmett in the UFC on FOX 26 co-main event last December. That defeat snapped a two-fight winning streak, which included stoppages of Charles Oliveira and Jason Knight. His three most recent losses before the Emmett upset were to then-champ Jose Aldo, longtime top contender Chad Mendes, and future titleholder Max Holloway.