A heavyweight bout pitting surging veteran Shawn Jordan against Dagestani prospect Ruslan Magomedov is the latest addition to UFC 192.
The Houston Chronicle first reported the bout.
Jordan (18-6), a native of Texas and former fullback for two LSU national championship teams, is currently enjoying the best success of his UFC career. Of late, the 30-year-old has racked up a trio of knockouts over Jack May, Jared Cannonier and Derrick Lewis, the last of which ended with a memorable hook kick finish this past June at UFC Fight Night 68.
Jordan has earned two ‘Performance of the Night’ bonuses over the course of his win streak.
He’ll now meet Magomedov (13-1), a streaking 28-year-old who is undefeated thus far in his UFC career. Magomedov picked up back-to-back decisions over Viktor Pesta and Josh Copeland inside the Octagon, and his current run of eight straight wins includes victories over former UFC heavyweight champions Tim Sylvia and Ricco Rodriguez.
UFC 192 takes place Oct. 3 at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. The main card airs live on pay-per-view.
An updated UFC 192 fight card can be seen below.
- Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson
- Ryan Bader vs. Rashad Evans
- Shawn Jordan vs. Ruslan Magomedov