Rafael Natal is the latest competitor to benefit from a victory on the May 21 Moosin card, securing a UFC debut date of Sept. 15 to fight Rich Attonito at UFC Fight Night 22 in Austin, Texas.
Natal (12-2) follows the lead of Roxanne Modafferi and Forrest Petz, who advanced on the Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski pay-per-view card to earn themselves a Strikeforce title shot and a UFC return, respectively.
After picking up the biggest win of his career in May with a first-round knockout over The Ultimate Fighter 4 winner Travis Lutter, Natal now turns his attention to another TUF contestant, Attonito. The UFC on Tuesday confirmed the middleweight fight.