It was confirmed to Pro MMA Now today that UFC middleweight Ed Herman will return to face unbeaten prospect Clifford Starks at UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit.
Ed Herman (19-7) has won back to back fights since suffering a devastating knee injury in his bout against Aaron Simpson back in 2009. Clifford Starks (8-0) won his UFC debut back at UFC 137, a unanimous decision over Dustin Jacoby. He took the fight on less than two weeks notice as a late replacement for Brad Tavares. The tentative UFC 143 card is below:
- Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit(UFC Interim Welterweight Title)
- Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce
- Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum
- Amir Saddollah vs. Jorge Lopez
- Renan Barao vs. Scott Jorgensen
- Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuiper
- Alex Careces vs. Edwin Figueroa
- Matt Brown vs. Chris Cope
- Dustin Poirier vs. Ricardo Lamas
- Justin Edwards vs. Mike Stumpf
- Ed Herman vs. Clifford Starks