Ben Henderson, mma rankings, ProMMAnow.comUFC officials have announced the main event for the UFC Tulsa event on August 23. Former UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson has verbally agreed to take on Rafael dos Anjos in a matchup of two of the best lightweight fighters in the world.

Tickets for the event will go on sale Friday, July 11.

Henderson (21-3) is coming off a fourth round submission win over Rustam Khabilov in his last outing earlier this month. Henderson it was his first stoppage win since 2010, and his second win since losing his lightweight belt to Anthony Pettis at UFC 164.

Dos Anjos (21-7) is coming off an impressive TKO win over Jason High on the same UFC Fight Night card that Ben Henderson fought on earlier this month. It was a nice bounce back win for dos Anjos who had his five fight winning streak snapped in his previous outing against the surging Khabib Nurmagomedov.

The fight will be a fight round fight and more fights should be added to the lineup soon. Be sure to stay close to ProMMAnow.com for more UFC Tulsa news and coverage.

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