James Te Huna
New Zealand light heavyweight James Te-Huna (14-5) announced his next opponent via Twitter (@jamestehuna) on Friday, naming Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera (12-5, 1NC) as that man for the as-yet-to-be announced UFC on FUEL TV 4 event.
– I’m fighting Brandon Vera, UFC on fuel 4
UFC on FUEL TV 4 is expected to take place in July with this bout certain to appear on the nights main card.
Te-Huna has won two straight and is 3-1 in the UFC so far since debuting in February 2010 at UFC 110 versus Igor Pokrajac. Te-Huna won that bout by TKO, then went on to lose by submission to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 127, and has since won back-to-back matches. He knocked out Ricardo Romero at UFC 135 and most recently stopped Aaron Rosa by TKO last month at UFC on FX 2 in the first round.
Vera won his first bout in four Octagon appearances, going 1-2 (1NC) in that span. He had been scheduled to face Thiago Silva in a rematch next month at the UFC on Fuel TV 3 event, but his physician did not clear him to compete due to a previous injury. ‘The Truth’ had his last fight in October of last year, winning a unanimous decision over Eliot Marshall. Before that, Vera lost a decision to Silva at UFC 125, with the result changed to a “No Contest” after Silva failed a post-fight drug test.