Author: MMA Fighting Newswire

Estevan Payan and Jordan Mein both have new opponents for UFC on FOX 11 on April 19.

Payan will now face Mike Brown in a featherweight contest, while Mein squares off against Hernani Perpetuo in a welterweight fight in Orlando.

Payan, who has lost his last two fights, was originally scheduled to fight Sean Soriano, but Soriano pulled out with an injury, according to UFC officials Wednesday.

Brown, a former WEC featherweight champion, has won two of his last three fights.

Mein was slated to face Santiago Ponzinibbio, but UFC officials didn’t disclose the reason he was pulled from the bout in their announcement Thursday.

Mein is 1-1 during his UFC tenure. He suffered a second-round knockout loss to Matt Brown in a Fight of the Night performance at UFC on FOX 7 this past April.

Perpetuo (17-3), who has won seven straight fights, will be making his UFC debut.

Travis Browne will face Fabricio Werdum in the main event.

A clash between of the two of the UFC’s top bantamweights is set for UFC 173.

T.J. Dillashaw will square off against Takeya Mizugaki at the UFC event slated for May 24 at the MGM Grand Garden Casino in Las Vegas, according to UFC officials Wednesday.

Dillashaw has won four of his past five fights, including a unanimous decision win over Mike Easton at UFC Fight Night 35 on Jan. 14.

Mizugaki has also won four of his past five fights. He defeated Nam Phan via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 33 this past December.

A lightweight contest has also been added to the card. Al Iaquinta, who has won three straight fights, will face off against Mitch Clarke, who has won one of his past three fights. Newsday.com first reported this fight, and then was confirmed by UFC officials.

Chris Weidman will defend his middleweight title in the main event against Vitor Belfort.

Dana White discusses keeping Gilbert Melendez in the UFC, Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis, Ronda Rousey, TRT, UFC Fight Night 38 and much more in a recent interview with BT Sport.

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