Former Ultimate Fighter: Latin America winner Yair Rodriguez will take on Andre Fili this April at UFC 197, officials announced recently.
Set for April 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the event features a double-championship night. First, Demetrious Johnson defends his flyweight title against Henry Cejudo, while in the main event, Jon Jones attempts to win back the light heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier.
Rodriguez (6-1) is on a four-fight win streak, including three straight within the Octagon. The 23-year-old won TUF when he picked up a decision over Leonardo Morales back in 2014, adding decisions vs. Charles Rosa and Dan Hooker to his resume last year.
Fili (15-3), a member of Team Alpha Male, started his career 13-1 but has gone just 2-2 since. In November, though, he delivered a picture-perfect head-kick knockout of Gabriel Benitez.
The rest of the UFC 197 card includes Robert Whittaker-Rafael Natal, Marcos Rogerio de Lima-Clint Hester and Jessica Aguilar-Juliana Lima.