The Ultimate Fighter season seventeen finalist Uriah Hall (7-3) will step into the Octagon this August in Boston when he takes on middleweight Nick ‘The Promise’ Ring (13-2) at the upcoming UFC on FOX Sports 1: 1 event.
The bout was confirmed late Thursday night on Twitter (@UFCONFOX) by the top promotion.
– #BREAKING: @Promise_RiiNG will face @UriahHallMMA in a middleweight bout, August 17 in Boston on @FoxSports1!
UFC on Fox Sports 1: 1 is expected to take place on August 17, 2013 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The event does not yet have a main event.
Hall was the odds on favorite to win TUF 17 and saw his hype train derailed at the finals losing by split decision to fellow housemate Kelvin Gastelum. That defeat put an end a three fight win streak for Hall who earned the Ring of Combat middleweight title back in June of last year.
Ring, who trains in Calgary, Alberta, lost a tough split decision to Chris Camozzi last March fighting at UFC 158 in Montreal. The defeat put Ring’s record to 1-2 in his last three matches having earned his last victory over Court McGee by decision at UFC 149.