TUF champion Tony Ferguson has verbally agreed to face Katsunori Kikuno at UFC 173 on May 24, according to UFC officials Monday.
Ferguson, who has won of his five UFC fights, defeated Mike Rio via submission (d’arce choke) at UFC 166 this past October.
Kikuno has won six straight fights, including a unanimous decision win over Quinn Mulhern at UFC Fight Night 34.
Chris Weidman will defend his UFC middleweight title against Lyoto Machida in the main event.