Rising UFC light heavyweight Sean O’Connell is set to welcome Misha Cirkunov to the promotion at UFC Fight Night 74 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada later this summer.
UFC officials announced the matchup on Friday afternoon.
O’Connell (17-6) had a rocky beginning to his UFC career — in his debut, he was knocked out by Canadian Ryan Jimmo in the first-round. He put on a ‘Fight of the Night’ performance against Gian Villante in New Zealand just over a year ago, but still dropped a split-decision. In a must-win situation, he picked up $50,000 for another ‘Fight of the Night’ against Matt Van Buren but was on the winning end.