Sean Pierson
A welterweight bout for this June’s upcoming UFC on FX 3 event pits Canadian Sean Pierson (11-6) against the ‘Hitman’ Jake Hecht (11-3).
The official announcement was made Friday at UFC.com, with the promotion confirming several other previously reported bouts including Charlie Brenneman vs. Erick Silva, Mike Pyle vs. Josh Neer, Mike Pierce vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha, Seth Baczynski vs. Lance Benoist, Buddy Roberts vs. Caio Magalhaes, and Henry Martinez vs. Bernardo Magalhaes.
UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall is expected to take place on June 8, 2012 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The event is headlined by the remaining flyweight tournament bout, a rematch between Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson and ‘Uncle Creepy’ Ian McCall.
Pierson is likely looking at dismissal should he lose a third straight bout. The Canadian suffered his last loss just last December at UFC 141 to South Korean Kim Dong-Hyun via Unanimous Decision. Previous to that, Pierson was stopped by Jake Ellenberger by knockout at UFC 129 in Toronto ending a six fight win streak.
Hecht meanwhile, lost his last fight putting him at 1-1 in the Octagon ending four straight wins. The ‘Hitman’ was just in action last month at UFC on FX 2 where he was submitted by TJ Waldburger at the Australian event in just 55-seconds. Previous to that, Hecht had his UFC debut defeating Rich Attonito via second round TKO.