[ads1]Edson BarbozaUFC officials have announced a lightweight bout for the upcoming UFC 162 event. Edson Barboza will take on John Makdessi in a fight that has the potential to be fireworks on the feet as both fighters like to strike.

UFC 162 will be headlined by the UFC middleweight title fight between champion Anderson Silva and challenger Chris Weidman. UFC 162 will take place on July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Barboza (11-1) is coming off a first round TKO win over Lucas Martins at the UFC on FX 7 event that took place in January. It was a nice rebound win for the Brazilian who was coming off his first career defeat against underdog Jamie Varner.

Makdessi (11-2) is coming off a close unanimous decision win over Daron Cruickshank at UFC 158. Makdessi has won his last two fights against fighters that are primarily strikers, but he’ll get a real test against Barboza.

Stay tuned to ProMMAnow.com for more UFC 162 news and coverage.

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