With today’s announcement that the rematch between BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch would take part on the upcoming UFC 132 event, the promotion has announced a fourth bout for the July 2nd event. With three wins in a row each, lightweights Dennis Siver (18-7) and Matt “Handsome” Wiman (13-5) have been booked to meet each other at the Las Vegas show.
It will be a battle of 155-pound division hot streaks, when Matt Wiman puts his three fight winning streak on the line against Germany’s Dennis Siver, who has won three in a row as well, including a UFC 127 win over George Sotiropoulos. This UFC 132 matchup was agreed to today.
Said UFC President Dana White, “Lightweights coming off of impressive wins face off in Vegas as Matt Wiman and Dennis Siver have verbally agreed to fight July 2nd.”
Siver has won three straight and is 7-1 in his last eight bouts. The Russian born German fighter met George Sotiropoulos last month in Australia at UFC 127, earning a unanimous decision in the fight after stopping negating his opponents takedowns. Siver has won four “Fight Night” bonuses over his 7-4 UFC career, earning two “Knockout of the Night”, one “Fight of the Night”, and one “Submission of the Night” bonus.
As stated, Wiman is the winner of three in a row and is 3-2 in his last five. He appeared on the Fight for the Troops 2 event in Texas this past January, where he earned a unanimous decision over Cole Miller. No stranger to “Fight Night” bonuses, Wiman has earned three straight “Fight of the Night” bonuses, two of which occurred in both recent losses against Sam Stout at UFC 97 and to Jim Miller at Fight for the Troops 1.
UFC 132 has not been officially announced, but it is expected to take place on July 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.