Ross Pearson to fight Al Iaquinta in November

According to sources, Ross Pearson (16-7) will compete in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping in November in Sydney. His opponent will be Al Iaquinta (9-3-1).

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Pearson is riding high after a huge win over former lightweight title challenger Gray Maynard (11-4-1). Iaquinta has been on a good run of his own, with victories in 3 of his last 4 bouts. The rest of the card is as follows.

Middleweight: Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping
Lightweight: Ross Pearson vs. Al Iaquinta
Middleweight: Robert Whittaker vs. Clint Hester
Heavyweight: Soa Palelei vs. Daniel Omielańczuk
Lightweight: Jake Matthews vs. Vagner Rocha
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Perosh vs. Guto Inocente
Welterweight: Dylan Andrews vs. Sam Alvey
Welterweight: Vik Grujic vs. Chris Clements
Middleweight: Luke Zachrich vs. Daniel Kelly
Bantamweight: Jumabieke Tuerxun vs. Patrick Williams
Featherweight: Mark Eddiva vs. Mike De La Torre
Flyweight: Richie Vaculik vs. Neil Seery

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