A lightweight tilt pitting Ross Pearson against Mizuto Hirota has been added to the UFC 221 lineup.
The promotion announced the pairing on Thursday. UFC 221 takes place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia on Feb. 10 and is headlined by a middleweight championship clash between Robert Whittaker and Luke Rockhold.
A 23-time Octagon veteran, Pearson enters the matchup with Hirota on a four-fight losing streak. In his most recent outing, “The Real Deal” suffered a second-round knockout loss to Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night 110.