After a few intense weeks of speculation, Jorge Santiago is officially into the UFC and signed up for a match with Brian Stann, the UFC has confirmed.
The matchup between the pair will take place at UFC 130 on May 28.
Stann had been originally expected to face Wanderlei Silva until Silva informed the promotion he wouldn’t be ready by the May date. That left the door open for Santiago, who was the reigning Sengoku middleweight champion when he asked for and received his release to pursue opportunities in the U.S.