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UFC on Fox 17 Update: Nik Lentz Returns to Lightweight, Faces Danny Castillo on Dec. 19

Nik Lentz is returning to the division where his UFC career began. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

Ranked featherweight Nik Lentz will move back up the scale to 155 pounds for a December fight against Danny Castillo.

Ultimate Fighting Championship officials on Tuesday announced the addition of the lightweight tilt to the lineup for UFC on Fox 17 on Dec. 19 in Orlando, Fla.

The bout joins a rapidly filling card which includes Rafael dos Anjos defending his lightweight belt against Donald Cerrone, as well as a co-main event between heavyweight contenders Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem.