Akira Corassani will be looking for a better result in his home country this time aroiund.
Corassani, a Sweden native, will meet Sam Sicilia at UFC on FOX 14 on Jan. 24 in Stockholm, the UFC announced Thursday. The card is expected to draw upwards of 30,000 people to Tele2 Arena. Corassani is coming off a knockout loss to Max Holloway in Sweden back in October.
Sicilia (13-5) is also coming off a defeat and has fallen in three of his last four bouts. Last time out, the Washington state native lost to Katsunori Kikuno by submission in September. The 28-year-old is only 2-4 in the UFC since moving down to featherweight, but he remains one of the most exciting fighters in the division.
Corassani (12-5, 1 NC) is looking to get back on track after consecutive losses to ranked featherweights Holloway and Dustin Poirier. Before that, he had won three straight and was on the verge of cracking the top 15. The 32-year-old Ultimate Fighter alum trains out of Renzo Gracie Academy in New York.
UFC on FOX 14 is headlined by a light heavyweight title eliminator between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson. The co-main event is slated to be Dan Henderson against Gegard Mousasi. Phil Davis and Ryan Bader will also clash on the card. The show could end up being one of the biggest ever on FOX if the current lineup remains unchanged.