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Welterweights James Head (9-3) and ‘Vicious’ Bobby Voelker (24-9) are set to meet in the Octagon this coming August at the upcoming UFC on Fox Sports 1: 2 event.
The matchup was confirmed Tuesday night by the promotion on Twitter (@UFC).
– Indianapolis @FoxSports1 bouts continued… @TheJamesHead v Bobby @MMA_Voelker & @BubbaTheMenace McDaniel v @BradTavares
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place on August 28, 2013 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event will see welterweights Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann meet in a rematch for the main event of the Fox Sports 1 television show.
Head looks to bounce back from a loss to move past 0.500 in the Octagon (2-2). His last fight took place at the TUF 16 Finale with a TKO loss to Mike Pyle. Head was to have appeared at UFC 159 against Nick Catone but the match was pulled on fight day after Catone was hospitalized for dehydration. Head’s last win took place in July of last year with a split decision against Brian Ebersole.
Voelker moved over from the former Strikeforce promotion to debut with the top promotion this past March at UFC 158. At the Montreal show, Voelker would come out on the losing end of a decision to Patrick Cote. Before that ‘Vicious’ had earned three straight victories which included back-to-back finishes of Roger Bowling.