Nick Penner – photo via UFC.com
A couple of light heavyweight fighters will look for their first Octagon win when they clash this July as part of the UFC on FUEL TV 4 event in California.
UFC sophomore fighters Nick Penner (11-2) and Tom DeBlass (7-1) appear set to meet according to a report from theScore.com, who confirmed the match with sources close to the fight.
UFC on Fuel TV 4 is expected to take place on July 11, 2012 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The bout between Penner and DeBlass will almost certainly appear on the nights preliminary card, possibly on a live Facebook.com/UFC stream or as an opening match on television.
Penner debuted with the UFC last March in Sydney, Australia as part of the UFC on FX 2 card, fighting outside of his native Canada for the first time in his career. Penner suffered a first round TKO loss to Anthony Perosh, losing with one second on the clock. The defeat ended an eight fight win streak for the Blumenort, Manitoban.
DeBlass suffered a loss in his UFC debut also, losing a majority decision to Cyrille Diabate at UFC Sweden in April after stepping in for an injured Jorgen Kruth. The Ricardo Almeida trained fighter had been undefeated before the loss, winning seven straight under the Ring of Combat banner in New Jersey.