"The Ultimate Fighter 11" cast member Chris Camozzi (15-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is getting another chance in the octagon.
UFC brass today announced Camozzi will return at UFC 137, where he'll meet UFC newcomer Francis Carmont (16-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
UFC 137 takes place Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Camozzi vs. Carmont takes place on the evening's preliminary card.
Camozzi, who had been expected to headline October's Shark Fights 20 event, fights for the first time since a controversial Shark Fights 15 win over Joey Villasenor. The contest was originally ruled a split draw, but a New Mexico Athletic Commission review revealed one of the judges' scorecards was added incorrectly, resulting in a Camozzi win.
The bout was Camozzi's first since being released by the UFC despite a 2-1 record in the octagon.
Carmont, who enjoys a five-fight win streak, makes his debut at middleweight after seven years as a light heavyweight. A teammate of UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at Tristar, Carmont has earned the majority of his career wins by submission, though his victories by TKO or KO closely follow behind.
Most recently, he stopped UFC vet Jason Day by first-round TKO in regional competition.
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